The Laodicean Message - E.H. “Jack” Sequeira

at a woman to lust, even if you haven’t done the
act, you have committed adultery.”
Folks, God looks at the heart! That is why in
the judgment, God will judge every secret motive.
Okay, now I want to give you a text from the Old
Testament, Proverbs 16:2. When you realize this
you will know that all of us are like unclean things.
Proverbs 16:2:
All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but
motives are weighed by the Lord.
Not the acts, but the spirit behind the acts. And
this is something that we need to know.
Turn to Galatians 4 where Paul gives us an
example of works of the law, and works of faith
(which is the fruit of the Spirit) in the context of
the two covenants. Remember, the Old Covenant
is man promising to be good so that he may have a
right to heaven. In the New Covenant, man is
accepting by faith the promises of God and
allowing Him to do the works. That’s the
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