All right, turn your Bibles to John chapter 20. So here's my question for tonight. What is the name
of the religion in the Old Testament? I want to start off by saying that, you know, names are
important. We should use, you know, proper biblical names. And of course, the most important name that
we need to know is that the name of Jesus says in John 20 verse 31. But these are written that you
might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, and that believing you might have life
through his name. So we're saved through the name of Jesus. And what this tells me is that
these people, like the Hebrew Roots movement, that these sacred namers, they're not saved. They have
a different Jesus. They don't have the Jesus of the Bible. You know, they have this Joshua guy or
Yeshua. You know, it's really the Antichrist, right? We don't want any of that. Well, today we
have something called New Testament Christianity, and we also have Judaism. And so what should we
call the religion of the Old Testament? Well, the title of my sermon is Old Testament Christianity.
So why not Judaism? Well, don't be mistaken. There was Judaism, you know, in the Bible and the Old
Testament, but it's the religion of the Pharisees, you know. So if you remember anything, I just want
you to remember that, you know, Judaism is the religion of the Pharisees. It was never the true
religion. Turn to John chapter 5. So you might say, well, don't they worship the same God? Well,
they try to, but it's pointless attempt because they don't actually believe it. It says in Mark
7, well hath the Zayas prophesied of you hypocrites as it is written, this people on earth
me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. I'll be in vain. Do they worship me teaching
for doctrines, the commandments of men. And, you know, of course they actually made a book about
these commandments of men. It's called the Talmud and that's really what they believe, right? They
don't believe this Bible. They believe the Talmud because Jesus says, if they believe the Bible in
John 5 45, he says, do not think that I will accuse you to the father. There is one that
accuses you, even Moses in whom you trust. For had he believed Moses, you would have believed me,
for he wrote of me. But if you believe not his writings, how shall you believe my words?
So Jesus make an important point here and that is that Moses is an Old Testament Christian.
Moses wrote about Christ. So if they believed what he wrote, they would have believed Christ.
And, for instance, you know, Jesus says, my sheep hear my voice and, you know, and I know them and
they follow me. So you might be wondering, well, how was Moses a Christian? Well, turn to Acts
chapter 10. Hebrews 11 explains this. It says, by faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to
be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, esteeming the reproaches of Christ,
greater riches than the treasures in Egypt. Approaches of who? Of Christ, right? Very beautiful
verse Acts 10 43. To him give all the prophet's witness that through his name, whosoever believeth
in him, shall receive remission of sins. So it couldn't be more clear. Every prophet preached
about Christ. We've always had the same God. We've always had the same salvation. And when did this
start? Well, it goes all the way back to, you know, Cain and Abel. Cain and Abel basically shows us the
first true prophet, you know, Abel, who's called a preacher of righteousness in Matthew 23. And it
also shows the first false prophet, Cain, you know, who had the spirit of Antichrist. So from that time
forward, there's always been two religions. There's been one through faith and one through works.
Today we call this one through faith Christianity, you know, and you can break it up into New Testament
Christianity and Old Testament Christianity because it's the same salvation, but it's two
different covenants. Well, this other, you know, religion that's came forward since then, this works
based religion, it's still here as well. And, but of course, it's been broken off into many different
variations, one of which is Judaism. And I just want to emphasize that you should not confuse this
Judaism with these true, you know, religion of the Bible. So we can just look at some other examples
while we have some time left, you know, just think about some of the people in the Old Testament, like
Abraham offering Isaac, right? Like, why would he do that? Well, it's because he already knew about
the resurrection. It says in Hebrews 11, accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead,
you know, or like Job, you know, Job 19, he says, For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall
stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my
flesh shall I see God. So Job's talking about not only the second coming of Christ, but that he'll be,
you know, his body will be redeemed, he'll be resurrected as well, right? So to lump him in with
the Pharisees is ridiculous, right? I mean, it's entirely different. So I just want to encourage you
guys, you know, when you're reading your Bible too, just remember that every prophet, every book, you
know, they're not pointing at some rabbi or some workspace salvation, you know, they're pointing you
to Christ and salvation through his name. So let's have a word of prayer. Father in heaven, just please
thank you for all these great examples. I pray as we read our Bible, you'll reveal more unto us.
It's in Christ's name I pray, amen.