Unclean, Unclean

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Unclean, Unclean!

• Laws of the Clean and Unclean
• For Today
• (Leviticus 11-15 )

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Uncleanness in Leviticus

• Clean and unclean animals (Lev. 11)
• Clean and unclean people (Lev. 12-15)
• Uncleanness came as a result of
• Sin (Lev. 1616)
• Physical circumstances (122 133 152 etc.)

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Uncleanness in Leviticus

• Levitical laws of clean unclean are no longer
  binding (Eph. 214 Col. 214)
• Food restrictions have been done away (Mk. 716
  Acts 1015 1119 Col. 216)
• However, laws of clean unclean exist in the NT
  for us today. What are they?

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Uncleanness in New Testament

• May not be viewed on the outside (Mt. 2325-27)
• Is a work of the flesh (Rom. 124 619
  2 Cor. 1221 Gal. 519 Eph. 419 Col.
  35 1 Thess. 23 47 Rev. 174)
• Must be avoided (2 Cor. 617)
• Has no part in the kingdom of God (Eph. 53-5)

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Cleanness in New Testament

• Must be clean from within (Lk. 1137-41
  Jn. 1310-11)
• Made clean and pure
• By faith (Acts 159), and the blood of Jesus in
  baptism for the erring sinner (Eph. 526 Heb.
  13 913-14,22-23 1022)
• By the blood of Jesus in prayer and confession
  for the erring Christian (1 Jn. 17,9)

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Cleanness in New Testament

• Must remain pure and clean in our Christian
  living (2 Cor. 71 Tit. 214 Jas. 127 48 2
  Pet. 19)
• Must keep a clean heart / conscience (Mt. 58
  1 Tim. 15 39 2 Tim. 13 222 Tit. 115
  1 Pet. 122)
• Made clean through the Word (Jn. 153)
• Only purity inhabits heaven (Rev. 198)

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Lasting Principles for Today

• All lifestyles are not the same there is a
  difference and distinction between clean and
  unclean (Lev. 1010 1147)
• The Lord, not man, determines what is clean and
  unclean (Lev. 1144-45 2025-26)
• Uncleanness is not cool or fun it brings
  death (Lev. 1531)
• There is no contact with uncleanness it
  separates from Gods people (Lev. 1346 143
  223)

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Lasting Principles for Today

• What is clean and unclean must not be ignored it
  must be taught to the next generation (Lev. 1011)