God is pouring out His Spirit today in Pentecostal power. There is much praise. Wherever there are the high praises of God there is also the two-edged sword. Wherever there are the waters of eternal life there is also the Man with the line of judgment in His hand.

Our day is one of rejoicing before the Lord. The Ark of the Covenant is on its way to Zion and there is singing and dancing among the Lord's people. It is a time of worship and gladness of heart.

At the same time, the fire of God is coming upon the sins the Lord's people are practicing. This is because the Law, the covenant, is in the Ark. The covenant is the moral law of God. The Presence of the Ark of the Covenant causes the enemies of the Lord to flee. The Ark brings the judgment of God against all the works of Satan.

When we come to Jesus He covers us with His righteousness. He removes from us the condemnation of the Law of Moses. But He does so in order that He may be free to deliver us by the power of His Holy Spirit. This He does—effectively and thoroughly. The Lord Jesus is delivering His Church today. We must confess the sins He shows us, repenting of them and resisting them through the wisdom and power of the Spirit.

All religions have their special buildings and furnishings, the mysteries of their faith, and a required code of conduct. Modern Christianity has its special buildings and furnishings, the mysteries of its faith, but it has discarded its required code of conduct in favor of an unscriptural "grace." This is why America, England and other so-called "Christian nations" are spewing moral filth, violence, drunkenness, covetousness, lying, stealing, treachery, selfishness, and every other abomination into the world while other religions and cultures are attempting to preserve some semblance of morality.

The light of morality of the Muslims, in certain instances, is shining more brightly than that of the Christians. Yet the Muslim religion does not have the power to destroy sin from the human personality. But the Christian salvation does indeed contain the power to destroy sin from the human personality. It can destroy the body of sin found in the adamic personality.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. (Romans 6:6)

The purpose of the new covenant is to make an eternal end of sin. The bulk of the New Testament writings have to do with commandments which we are to keep, as the Spirit of God assists us, until Christ is formed in us. Christ formed in us and living in us is the new covenant.

In every and all instances, the goal of the Christian salvation is to change the behavior of people from sin to righteousness. Any Christian teaching that does not demand our change from sinful behavior to righteous behavior is not of God but is "another gospel."

To be continued.