Careful Examination

According to 2 Timothy 3:16, all Scripture is from God, and more than that, it is useful to all our Christian walks. This is evident when we look at the books that make up the New Testament, because they tell us how we ought to live. But how does the Old Testament apply to our daily lives? The Old Testament may seem archaic and no longer applicable, but it is through the Old Testament that we have a deeper, richer understanding of the New Testament.

Leviticus 13 explains what to do in case of skin disease. This seems more like it should be in a medical journal rather than a spiritual text. Yet God does not command doctors to inspect the people, but the priests. God is making it clear to His people that He does not care about our spiritual lives only, but about our physical lives as well. The priests are meant to take are of the people in every sense of the term.

Furthermore, as Ligon Duncan says, "The idea behind this, again, is that disease and decay are incompatible with the blessing of the presence of God in the assembly of His people... Therefore these diseases...become things which exclude your from the assembly of God's people in His presence and worship."

God wants us to be able to worship Him; He does not want us to be separated from Him. Also, God makes clear that He will carefully examine His people. Every pronouncement made by the mouth of God is not based on impulse or whim but on careful and thorough examination.

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