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ACCORDING TO THE VERSES IN TORAH 7

STAGES OF RELIGION IS OBLIGATORY

ACCORDING TO THE VERSES IN TORAH

7 STAGES OF RELIGION IS OBLIGATORY

(Prepared by International M.I.H.R. Foundation)

1 st Stage: Wishing To Reach Allah

1 Samuel 7:3,4 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning tothe LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ash'taroth fromamong you, and direct your heart to the LORD, and serve him only, and he will

deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." So Israel put away the Ba'als and theAsh'taroth, and they served the LORD only.

2 Kings 23:25 Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD withall his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the law ofMoses; nor did any like him arise after him.

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, andpray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 nd Stage: Repentance

Numbers 11:17, 29And I will come down and talk with you there; and I will takesome of the spirit which is upon you and put it upon them; and they shall bear the

burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone. But Mosessaid to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD's people wereprophets, that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

Deuteronomy 30:16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God whichI command you this day, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and

by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his ordinances, then you shalllive and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you areentering to take possession of it.

Psalms 5:11 But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; anddo thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.

3 rd Stage: Submission of One's Spirit to Allah

Psalms 2:12 K iss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrathis quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

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Psalms 18:30 This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true;he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows thosewho take refuge in him.

4 th Stage: Submission of Physical Body to Allah

Deuteronomy 5:20,21 "'Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor."'Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire yourneighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass,or anything that is your neighbor's.'

Deuteronomy 6:5-7 5 and you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart,and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6 And these words which I command

you this day shall be upon your heart; 7 and you shall teach them diligently to your

children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by theway, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

5 th Stage: Submission of Soul to Allah

Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spiritwithin me.

Jeremiah 4:14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may besaved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

Deuteronomy 6:5-7 5 and you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart,and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6 And these words which I command

you this day shall be upon your heart; 7 and you shall teach them diligently to yourchildren, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the

way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

6 th Stage: Sanctification of Heart

Jeremiah 32:38-40And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. I will givethem one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for their own good and

the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant,that I will not turn away from doing good to them; and I will put the fear of me intheir hearts, that they may not turn from me.

Jeremiah 33:6-9 Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal themand reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. I will restore the fortunes ofJudah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first. I will cleansethem from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of theirsin and rebellion against me. And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and aglory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do forthem; they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I

provide for it.

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