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Law and Kingdom But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness. Psalm 9:7, 8 The greatest promise, the one that encapsulates all…
Proclaim Liberty July 26, 2009 Lesson: Leviticus 25:1-38 Key Verse: Leviticus 25:10 Introduction God’s Word tells us that “as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God;” for we have not “received the…
Consecrated! . July 19, 2009 Lesson: Leviticus 8:1-13 Key Verse: Leviticus 8:12 . Introduction Moses, according to the commandment of God, “poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him to sanctify him” (Lev. 8:12). The “anointing oil”…
Keep the Passover . July 12, 2009 Lesson: Deuteronomy 16:1-6 Key Verse: Deuteronomy 16:1 . Introduction The Passover is a sacrament ordained to bring to remembrance that God delivered his people Israel from the darkness of Egyptian bondage: “And it…
Learn and Observe . July 5, 2009 Lesson: Deuteronomy 5:1-15 Key Verse: Deuteronomy 5:1 . Introduction There can never be a true learning or observing of the Bible, the written Word of God unless there is a practicing respect for…
Law and Promise “And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your fathers – provided you are careful to keep…
The Law, the Church, and the State For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. When you are assembled in the…
The Law and Creation And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and…
Presbyterians Week Headlines [1] Extensive Internet Coverage Planned for RPCNA 178th Synod Meeting 22-26 June 2009 [2] PCUSA in 2008 Suffers Largest Membership Decline Since PCUS-UPC Merger in 1983 [3] Layman Online Reports PCA Suffered Membership Loss in 2008 for…
A Change in the Law For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. Hebrews 7:12 The argument of the writer of Hebrews is to insist that Jesus has become…