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The Bible Study – Our readings for Thursday, Aoril 25 are Leviticus 17:1-16 & Luke 10:23-42. In Leviticus, God commands the people to bring their sacrifices directly to the Tent of Meeting. What’s the reason for this? Our Lord explains to Moses. Some of the people have been sacrificing animals to demons, and not to God. The practice must stop, or those people will be cut off from the Lord. Today, unborn children are murdered, sacrificed to the false ‘gods’ of selfishness, greed, and arrogant disbelief in God and His Word. If the sin of murder is not repented of, those who commit it will also be cut off from God’s people in Heaven, and be eternally separated from the Lord. For repentant believers there is forgiveness of sin, paid for by the precious blood of Christ on the cross. The Parable of the Good Samaritan explains that our neighbour can be the one who appears foreign to us. Non-believers in this secular world and those who have never learned of Jesus are our neighbours. They need God’s Word, both Law & Gospel. They need our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Let us never be too busy to witness to our Redeemer. Pastor Tom Steers Christ the Saviour Lutheran Church, Toronto http://christlutherantoronto.org/sermons/pro-life-ministry