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The Bible Study – Our readings for Saturday, April 6 are Exodus 19:1-25 & Hebrews 13:1-21. God gives instructions to Moses that the people are not to approach His Holy mountain. The payment for the sins of the world had not yet been made by our Saviour. Through the cross of Jesus, we have been reconciled to our Holy God. Today, God gives His Word and Sacraments through His true Church. He provides us men of God to preach and teach this Word in its fullness and purity, both Law & Gospel. The writer of Hebrews counsels believers to remember their leaders, those who give them the Word of God. We're warned, “Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace . . . .” False churches teach salvation through ‘good works,’ instead of the Biblical truth that we are saved by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. False denominations deny Christ’s presence in the bread and wine of the Lord’s Supper, or approve of un-Biblical marriage and the murder of unborn children – abortion. The Confessional Lutheran Church is true to God’s Word as given in the Bible. His Word is inerrant and eternal. As Christians living in a secular society, we may suffer persecution, exclusion or rejection. Our Lord suffered crucifixion for our sins. When we face mistreatment for the Christian faith, we can remember the Apostles considered it joy to suffer in the service of Christ. Jesus will never leave nor forsake us. As we read in Hebrews, we can also confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” (13:6). Pastor Tom Steers Christ the Saviour Lutheran Church, Toronto http://christlutherantoronto.org/beliefs