He Brought Us Out, That He Might Bring Us In (06/15/2003)

Deuteronomy 6:22–24 and the Goal of Separation

Turn with me to Deuteronomy chapter 6 today, and verse 22. This is a special message for the men in the congregation, but I don't want the rest of us to not listen, so ladies and young people, you're allowed to listen, but this is a challenge to all of us.

The title is, He Brought Us Out That He Might Bring Us In. There are two ends of the spectrum that I see in the Baptist movement in the last 25 years. You have the Southern Baptists, predominantly, who have grown more and more liberal in their seminaries, although they did make some gains in the 80s, and took back over some of the seminaries with conservative professors and so forth.

Still, the move is towards liberalism and towards lack of anointing on the preacher. That then transposes down into the pulpit, and from there into the nation. We've had two presidents that I can think of, former presidents who were Southern Baptists, and probably did more damage to our nation, humanly speaking, than any other presidents in my lifetime.

Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. And then we have, on the other side of the spectrum, the Independent Baptists that are legalists, and Pharisaical in many ways. Of course, I'm speaking generally. I know that there are specific local churches that are not in either of those, but I'm speaking in generalities.

When you look at the Independent Baptist movement, they make a big doctrine of what they call the doctrine of separation. It happened to be one of the things that drew me to that movement in 1980. And I still think that it's a good thing, because the Southern Baptists have left it behind years ago.

They don't speak on verses such as, "...come out from among them and be ye separate, sayeth the Lord.". The Southern Baptists don't speak very often on, "...be not unequally yoked together.". But the Independents do.

And so that's one of the good attributes. But I think sometimes the Independent Baptists make a wrong application of the doctrine of separation, which that doctrine means we are to be different than the world.

If God lives in us, we ought to be different. And they sort of make it an end. And really, it's a means to an end. And you'll see that in this verse, Deuteronomy 622 and 623, these two verses. So follow along with me if you would.

God’s Law as Protection and the Meaning of Righteousness

"...And the Lord showed signs and wonders great and sore upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household before our eyes. And he brought us out from thence.". See, that's the separation. When God takes you out of the world system.

When he begins to make you different. When he saves your soul and enters your body, literally. And your body becomes the temple of the living God. And your old, lost friends don't like you as much anymore.

And you don't hang around them as much because you have little in common all of a sudden. God gives you a new spiritual family. And that's who you want to hang around with. And all the old things that you used to read and watch that were bad.

You lay them aside and you pick up the Word of God and it has a new interest in your heart. Because you've been born again. And God is beginning to bring you out of the world. But that's not the end. It is a means to an end.

And the end is found in the next phrase. That he might bring us in. To give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. The goal of the doctrine of separation. And the act of it as God works in our lives to make us different.

To separate us out from the world. Is that he might bring us in to the promised land. The promised land pictures victorious Christian living. The promised land pictures the abundant life that Jesus talked about.

He said I came to think that you may have life. That you may have it more abundantly. That is the end of it. God doesn't make you different just to make you unusual. To start to say the word queer. And I remember we can't use that word anymore.

He doesn't want to just make you strange. He brings you out from the world and he does make you different. Because he makes you as you should have been anyway. You were known of him from the foundation of the world.

And we were lost sheep. He brings us in and he makes us sheep. And all of a sudden we are different. But the goal is that he might bring us in to himself. Separation involves two things. A taking out of something and a bringing in to something.

We're taken out of the world and we're brought in to a relationship with God. That is the end of it. Now as we move on through this passage. We see in verse 24 God speaks of his law. And let's think of his law as limits.

Think of his law as fences around the pasture that the sheep are in. The fences are there to guard the sheep. They're there for the sheep's protection. But a lot of God's sheep don't like the laws. They don't like to think that God has rules.

The lost world certainly doesn't like it. And that's why they pretend that God is not there. The scientist of today, the modern scientist today. Who is an agnostic or an atheist. Is only that way so that he doesn't have to keep God's rules.

Doesn't have anything to do with he's worried about the fact that God made everything. He just doesn't want to keep God's moral rules. So he thinks if he can take the ostrich effect and stick his head in a hole.

And pretend God's not there. That God won't be there. The problem is that behind is sticking up and God's about to whoop it. Because God is there. So there's a purpose to God's limits. Look what it is in verse 24.

And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes. To fear the Lord our God for our good always. That he might preserve us alive as it is at this day. It's for our good. Little children, listen to me for a moment.

I know this is supposed to be for dads. But you're the object of dad's delight. So let me speak to you just a moment. When mom and dad give rules in the family. You may not always understand them. But they give those because they're for your good.

To protect you. So that you'll live and grow. And be useful in the Lord's hands. So these rules are always for good if they're laid down by the Lord. Now as we move into verse 25. We see something that's very interesting.

And you hear a lot. In theological circles about salvation. With regard to the Old Testament saints versus the New Testament saints. Some people will say it's the same. Some people will say it's different.

Well, that's true. And sometimes. And it's not true in other cases. It is the same in the sense that salvation has always truly been by faith. So therefore the Old Testament saints and the New Testament saints are saved the same way.

If you're thinking of that. It is different though. If you want to look at it from the way that God deals with his children. Because look at what verse 25 says. It shall be our righteousness. If we observe to do.

And I want you to circle the word do. The Old Testament is a dispensation of doing. The New Testament is a dispensation of acting upon belief. Of believing and then acting upon it. There's not a great deal of difference.

It's just the emphasis in the Old Testament is on the doing. Which shows the faith. And the emphasis on the New Testament is on believing. Which creates the doing. I don't see a great deal of difference.

But I see a subtle distinction. Because in the Old Testament the word do is far more important. From the human viewpoint. From the people's viewpoint. They thought that they had to keep this law. Which God said you do keep this law.

And it will be for you as your righteousness. What do we call that in the New Testament? When we see that God says if you believe it shall be counted unto you as righteousness. The doctrine of what? Imputation.

The doctrine of imputation in the New Testament sense. Is that when God sees your true faith. Which he of course gave you or you wouldn't have it. He counts that to you as if you are righteous. He counts it for righteousness.

It's funny but if you go back before the law. And you go back to Abraham who was before the law. It was counted to him. His faith was counted to him as righteous. The same as the New Testament concept.

Somewhere in there the Jew was offered a relationship by God. I believe it was at the foot of the Mount Sinai where the law was given. The Jew was offered that relationship. That Abraham had and that we have.

And he rejected it and said no, no you go up there Moses. We don't want to go up there. And at that point the law dispensation came into being. And they did not want the relationship with God. So God gave them the law as a schoolmaster.

To bring them to Jesus Christ later. So they could have that relationship. But during that schoolmaster time the emphasis was on the doing. And it shall be our righteousness. If we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord.

Which he has commanded us. Now you have to understand though. The commandments included something very important. It included the sacrificial system. It's not saying to the Old Testament Saint. If you keep these laws perfectly you'll go to heaven.

If you break them you'll go to hell. What it is saying is if you keep the laws perfectly. And then you break them. If you then offer the proper sacrifice. It will cover your sin and you're still okay.

So it included the sacrificial system. Now it didn't mean they had to be perfect. Because no man is perfect. Living under the law humans are imperfect. Living under grace humans are imperfect. So God has an answer in the Old Testament dispensation.

The answer was you bring the little turtle dove. If you can't afford a sacrifice bring a little bird. Give it to the priest he'll offer it on your behalf. And I will then see you as if you're covered by the blood of Jesus.

Even though he hasn't died yet. And he'll roll the sin forward. Another year and another year and another year. Until finally we come to the cross. That's how God dealt with the Old Testament Saint. That's not how he deals with us.

So there is a difference. The emphasis was on the doing. Of course they wouldn't do if they didn't believe what God said would they? God said listen. If you'll keep my commandments. And then when you break them.

If you'll offer the proper sacrifice. Then I'll count that to you as righteousness. Isn't it interesting in verse 25 that it says that's what will be our righteousness. You see they had no righteousness of their own.

We are the same way on this side of the cross. We have no righteousness of our own. But when we believe that what God said is true. That Jesus Christ died for our sins. That we were in him when he died.

We were in him when he was buried. We were in him when he rose. We were in him when he ascended. And we're seated in Christ at the right hand of God. Now if we believe that it's counted to us for righteousness.

The Old Testament Saint if you believe the Messiah is coming. If you believe that this sacrifice is a picture of that. And if you will apply that with the hyssop seed. Weed of faith. Then I will count it to you as righteousness.

So it's the same but it's different. Now the next thing we see about God's purpose of the law. And the limits that he placed on us is for our good. We see that it's counted to them. It's counted to them as righteousness.

The next thing we see moving into chapter 7 now. Remembering that the chapters were not really there. But it's the same thing. We're going to see that the power of God is with the righteous. Now gentlemen this is where it's beginning to come home.

You want to have your family turn out right. You want to have your marriage turn out right. Your children be a blessing and not a curse. Your business endeavors, the economics of your life. To turn out right.

Then we begin to listen because the first thing God says to us. Is that the power of God comes with separated righteousness. In the man's life. Verse 1. That's going to continue in a moment. Let's stop and make a point on this.

Power, Righteousness, and Victory over the Enemy

The power of God to cast out these nations. Which are stronger than you are gentlemen. Now let's go back and remember for a minute. What does the New Testament say the Old Testament is for? With regard to us.

All of it is given as types and examples. For those of us who live in the last days. Every page you read on the Old Testament. Look for the spiritual truth that's applied in your life today. When you see a physical enemy.

Think of your spiritual enemies. The world, the flesh and the devil. That's exactly what it's teaching about. When you see them go out. You see Joshua be powerful and be strong. And the walls fall down.

Think of your spiritual enemies. You having victory over it. When you see them go out and you see them fail. Because there was sin in the camp. See your spiritual life now. You will fail in your home gentlemen.

If there's sin in your life. You cannot have the power of God. To protect your baby children as they're sleeping. From the demons of hell. From nightmares. From every other problem you can have in your family.

You can't have the power of God. To protect your wife. As she so often goes out in the workplace. Where she's working side by side. With good looking men. And she's tempted. You cannot protect her. With the power of this little arm of yours.

You can only protect her. With the power of God's righteousness. In your home and in your own life. It must start with you. And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them. He said. That's the power of God.

And it came because of the righteousness. That was counted to them. Because they were keeping his commandments. The best they could. And when they failed. They believed him enough to do the sacrifice.

And they stayed in that. They stayed in God's plan. And they had the power to defeat seven enemies. Stronger than they are. Well you only have three. But they're far more powerful. Than these physical enemies were.

Now they looked at those enemies. And they were frightened by them. We don't see our enemies. So sometimes we're prideful. And we are not appropriately frightened by them. But men. I want to tell you something.

If you could think about. I saw a poster one time. It's beautiful. We're going to have to find it. And get copies of it. For all of us. But. This poster pictured a man kneeling. At the bed of his little child.

Who was going to sleep. And he was praying for his little child. And at the window. Looking through. Was the most grotesque demon. You've ever seen in your life. Drawn by this artist. Now that we don't know what they look like.

And it probably didn't be properly depicted. But it gave the idea. That that father's prayers. Was keeping him at bay. Because he was calling on the power. Of God to protect his family. It's a great picture.

For us to think about. So the power of God. Comes from righteousness in the life. Of the father. Which comes from being and walking. In Christ. You want to apply this. On a national basis. Because the fathers of a nation.

End up. Being the nation. Being how the nation comes out to be. It's based on how the fathers are. But you look at every nation. That was based on biblical. Protestant theology. As opposed to Catholicism.

Or as opposed to Islam. Or as opposed to Hinduism. Or any of it. You look at nations in the world history. That were based on Protestant. Bible, Christianity. You see four of them. Holland, Germany, England and the United States.

Those nations if you look at their economies. Have the strongest economies. Of any in the world. If you look at everyone who bases. Every nation who bases their thought life. And their practice on Islam.

Or on Roman Catholicism. Or any other thing. You see what we call the third world. Have you ever been down to McAllen. And looked at the borderline between Texas and Mexico. Which is based on Roman Catholicism.

And the darkest kind. You can look at a fence road. And you can see on this side. All the blessings of God on this nation. And you can walk one inch over to the left. And you see. You just see trash everywhere.

You see houses with no shingles. You see grass growing up everywhere. Or just mud. They just have mud in the yard. You just cross the border. To go in there and do some shopping. If it's raining don't go.

Because you're going to walk through mud in the street. There's no pavement. Why is that? Is it because they're stupid? No, not necessarily. It's because they're lost. And in darkness. Because they're held in the captivity of religious systems.

Created by man. Any nation that has ever been influenced. By the Old Testament. Or the New. Or both. Is not a third world nation today. It's prosperous. Now gentlemen, if that's true in the nation. It certainly applies in the home.

If the Bible has a prevalent place in that home. It will prosper. Now there's a warning that comes at this point. In verse 2. A warning of compromise. After victory. Gentlemen, think about this. You've had it well in your homes.

You have a protected home. You have a Christian school here. You have a church that does not allow the world to be brought into the church. We have had victory. There's a warning here. Towards us now.

Because we can become complacent. Because we have victory. We can become complacent. Because we have peace. We can stop thinking about the fact. That that demon is outside that window. Wanting to come into your home.

Because he hasn't been there. We can imagine for a moment. That everything is well with us. And we cease to be the watchman. Above the city. Or above our family. We grow complacent. Verse 2 talks about it.

And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee. Thou shalt smite them. And utterly destroy them. Thou shalt be careful. I had that before. Careful. And make no covenant. With them. Nor show mercy.

Unto them. It's so easy. When we have peace. In our home. To all of a sudden let a little bit of the world slip in. We make a deal. With the world. Either with regard to us. Our wives or our children.

We make a deal. We say well that will probably be alright. They want a place to work. Or it will probably be alright. She needs to work out there. She needs a little extra money. I'm not going to be particularly watchful.

Right at her right elbow every day. Who he might be. I trust my wife. I trust my children. That's fine. But the Bible says we battle not against flesh and blood. The problem is not your wife and your children.

The problem is principalities and powers. And spiritual wickedness in high places. That wish to destroy your marriage. And your children. That's the problem. And if you're lax because you have peace. And everything is good.

You're ready to be destroyed. Romans 13 .11 says. And that knowing the time. That now it is high time to awake out of sleep. For now is our salvation. Nearer than when we believed. That's a fact isn't it.

The night is far spent. The day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness. Let us put on the armor of light. You see you need power. You have to be. You have to have the armor of righteousness on.

When you sin gentlemen. You open your home to the devil. So why don't you quickly go before the Lord. And confess. And get right with him. And gain back the strength. Of practical righteousness. The armor of light is what it's called.

Let us walk honestly. As in the day. If Satan can catch you in a lie. Even a small lie. He will work there. Your children will catch you in it as well. Then they'll become liars. Let us walk honestly as in the day.

Not in rioting and drunkenness. Not in chambering and wantonness. Not in strife and envy. I dare say in many churches across this land. There are fathers. Who are involved in drinking behind the scenes.

Who are involved in chambering. Which means going out with whores and prostitutes. And thinking that they won't get caught. And their wife doesn't know about it. Wantonness just simply means. They go out and they're living with the gusto.

Getting all they can get from the world. But he says. Don't be that way. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesh. To fulfill the lust thereof. Make no covenant. The book of Deuteronomy says.

With the world. Make no deal. Make no provision. For the flesh. The gentleman in verse 3 goes on and says. Neither shalt thou make marriages with them. Thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son. Nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Have no fellowship with the world. Is the next point. We can become complacent and lax. And with the very thing we love the most. Which is our children. Next to our wives of course. Our children. They go out.

They get to be teenage years. Or they go off to college and we just say. Well I just hope the Lord watches over them. Well we do hope the Lord watches over them. And that's our only hope is if he does.

And we know that he is. But if we become lax. And complacent. Because we've had peace in the home. We've been in a bible church. We've grown up. We've taught them right. And we don't watch over them as a sheep.

Who is wandering out near that fence. Think about what's on the other side of the fence. Think about the devil. As a roaring lion. Seeking whom he may devour. That's not written to lost people. Satan doesn't devour lost people.

Until he's through with them. That's written to the Christians. The whole bible is written to the Christians. You have to watch. Satan as a roaring lion. Seeking whom he may devour. You don't give up that watch.

Until your child is completely married. And has a family. And then I dare say that if I ask my parents. Or Brother Otis. Or some of those. Or Miss Sharon. Some of those who have grown married children.

You would say you still haven't given up the watch. You still pray for them. Probably pray more. Because you don't see them as much. We cannot lose our vigilance. We cannot allow our children to make marriages.

With the lost world. Whether it is a physical marriage. Or whether it is just a love. Of something in this world they love. We have to watch over them. We have to teach them. We have to let them learn some lessons.

Yes, but not lethal ones. Give them a little leash. But don't undo it. From the collar. You have your children. Even in college. Where you can bring them in. And talk and get them face front. And say let me remind you of some things.

We have always believed in our home. If you lose that diligence. And you think someone else out there. A professor or a Sunday school teacher. Or a school teacher is going to take over for you. You are dead wrong.

Because half the time they are from the world. And they have been infiltrated. Satan has caused them to be placed in there. As a tear to bring. Disaster. Verse 4. They will turn away thy son from following me.

God says that. You find this nice young man. Ladies let me warn you. You are going to like the nice young men. You are going to like them. There are very few of them you won't like. When they start. Coming around your daughter.

But you need to listen to your husband. And if there is a brother in the house. Listen to what he thinks about that young man. Get a man's input on that young man. Before you just say. He is the one for my daughter.

And gentlemen let me warn you. You are going to like the young girls. They are all pretty. They are all so sweet. And they come after your boy today. They will be calling him on the phone. Don't allow that.

Have your son tell him. My dad doesn't allow those girls to call me. He grew up in the old fashioned day. In a different place. When the men called the women. That is the only way we can do it. Please don't call me.

Listen dad. Is that easy? For you to tell your son to tell that girl that? Isn't it easier just to not say anything? You are going to make her think. Your son is an idiot. He is old fashioned. But you better be watchful.

And you know what? You better ask your wife or some of those sisters. What they think about that young lady. Do they like her? If not. Pray about it. God tells us very clearly. If we allow our children to get into a place.

Where they make marriages. That doesn't necessarily mean a physical marriage. It did in the old testament. But what does it mean for us in the new type of spiritual truth? Watch who your children hang with.

I don't care whether it is professors. Whether it is just friends. Or whether it is a potential marriage partner. Don't let them make any kind of marriage. With the world. Because the bible says in verse 4.

Those people will turn them away. From following God. That they may serve other gods. So will the anger of the Lord be kindled. Against the child. Against you dad. Look at that in verse 4. So will the anger of the Lord.

Be kindled against you. Dad. And destroy thee suddenly. Now that happens in a good nation. Not to dad. Anger is certainly something. Kindling. Anger of God against his father. Who is complacent. When it comes to his daughters.

Or his sons. But I am amazed at the men that I see. That are complacent with their daughters. I may touch on that. Here in a minute. As we continue. Let me ask you this. Is there an ordained purpose. For a genuine Christian school.

Separated from the world. And the world's cares. There are many today. Who once had convictions. Concerning Christian schools. Who are sending their daughters. Into the world's dens now. In the public school system.

Let me ask you this. If they can do that. Were those God given convictions. In the first place. Or were they just convenient preferences. Gentlemen I ask you. Has God put a conviction in your heart. That it is wrong.

To allow your children to go to Egypt. To be educated. Go into the public school system. Where they are going to be taught. Fraudian psychology. And they are going to be taught. All of the Darwinism. That ever existed.

Even though it is old now and antiquated. And they don't even believe it anymore. It is still what they are teaching in the high school. Is that what God would have you do. With your children. Now if you don't have a conviction about it.

Then what happens as soon as our basketball program ceases. Or as soon as Brother Mitchell is gone. Lord forbid God take me home. What I would consider early. And I am not here anymore. Well it is too hard to run this school.

Let's just find one of these little country schools out here. It will be safe. We will send them over here. Do you know that one of the ones. That this whole community calls safe out here. As a lesbian.

For the girls coach. And is known to have queers. All in that school system. I know a family right now. That is sending their children there. This fall. I know one other family. I am thinking of that.

Has daughters. They are going to play on a team for this lesbian. Now I don't know how that works ladies. How you can like another woman. And I am sure you understand what I am saying. I don't see how a man could ever.

Lay down beside a hairy leg. And they are all puking. Because you are normal. It is only by demons. That that can happen. It is only by demonism that that can happen. But I am going to tell you something.

If a demon is in that coach. She will be attracted to your little girl. So well you know. But we want her to play basketball. Was that a conviction. Or is that just a preference. And I want to remind you.

Whose anger. The anger of God. Who is it kindled toward. The little child that goes out and plays basketball. On the public school team. No. The Christian parent. Who thinks it is ok now. Listen they are saved as you are.

Saved as I am. They have just grown complacent. They are asleep spiritually. They are settled in the peace that God has brought them. They are settled in the comfort. They are settled in the salvation.

In the good things of life. They are not listening to the warning where God said. Now listen when you get over there in that promised land. Be careful. Don't give your sons and your children. To marriages with them.

For they will turn them to other gods. Like you are so prideful. You think well that won't happen to my family. They will just be a better basketball player. Let's hogwash. Verse 5. But this shall you deal with them.

I mean I am going to prove it. God is going to prove it to you. That your pastor is not over emphasizing this. I am not on a rabbit trail this morning. I am not. This is not a pet peeve. You haven't heard me preach this before probably.

In a long time maybe 5 years. I have never said anything like these things. But look at what God says in verse 5. To emphasize the point that God has just made. But thus shalt thou deal with them. This means the world system.

You shall destroy their altars. Number 1. You shall break down their images. Number 2. You shall cut down their groves. Number 3. You shall burn their graven images with fire. For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God.

And the Lord thy God hath chosen thee. To be a special people unto him. Above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Does not this seem. To teach against. Going gently. Concerning these decisions.

We just say well. I don't want to cause any ruffles. Or ruffle any feathers. Or cause any waves. To people in society. Even my children. They are at that age now. Where if I don't get along with them.

They will never come home when they are married. They will come home and see me. And I have taught them everything I am supposed to. It is time for them to make decisions on their own. If they want to go to public school.

I am going to let them go play sports. Destroy the altar. Break down the images. Cut down the groves. Burn their graven images. Do you know what all that picture is? Destroy the altars. The altar is the place where the beliefs are taught.

The place. Where Darwinism is taught. Where. Every kind of strange teaching. On sexual education. Is taught at the very young level. These psychiatrists. The board of psychiatrists. Come out this year.

And they are going to remove. About five of the most perverse things. You have ever thought of in your life. And they are no longer going to call them mental disorders. They are going to say well it is just a preference.

That will filter its way. Right into the public school textbooks. Within five years. That is what they will be taught. Sex education. That it is okay to be with a little child. It is okay to be with an adult.

It is okay to be with an animal. It is okay to be with this. It is okay to be that. It is okay to be a homosexual. All of that is just different. People are different. Everybody has different likes. That is what will be taught.

And those are lies from hell. As we well know. And that comes from not destroying the altar. That is the place where it is taught. Listen. It is against our laws. For you to go burn the local junior high school.

I am not advocating that. I am not an Islamic. Whatever they call their teachers. I need you to go shoot people and kill things. What I am asking you to do is with regard to your children. Let it be counted as dead.

Just pretend it is not even there. It is not even a choice. It is not a choice of a place to go. When it is an altar. Where Darwinism is taught. Destroy that altar. Secondly, break down the images. What is the image?

The image is the philosophy itself. The image is the philosophy that they love. Listen. The philosophies of the world are the main thing that we talk about. When we talk about the world in the negative sense.

You are not of the world. It means you are not of their thoughts. You are not of their thought patterns. And if you do not break down the very thoughts that they love. The philosophies they love. Your child will believe them.

Because the kid sitting next to him believes it. The kid on the playground believes it. I am not speaking against public school teachers. Many of whom are Christians. I am speaking against the peers on the playground.

Who are brought up in every kind of idolatrous home. In evil homes. That there is in the world. That has found its way to America. You do realize that with our borders open now. We have every kind of black bird there is.

With regard to religion. Going to school with your child. If you are in the public school system. Everything there is. From Islamic to witchcraft. To every belief there is. Is playing with your child on that playground.

If you are in the public school system. You are not breaking down the images. Or the philosophies that the world loves. You are putting your child right in there to hear it. And then cut down the groves.

That is the place of worship. That is the place other than where God is. The groves are where they would go out and worship. When God said where to worship. Back in the old testament. Where were they to worship?