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Unintended Consequences Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” There is more to the prohibition against stealing than merely resisting the temptation to take what doesn’t belong to us. Implied in each negative commandment is a positive duty to…
Examine Yourself Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” If we do nothing to roll back the floodtide of sexual adventurism and repair the hedge of the seventh commandment, we will never be able to realize the full beauty of…
Repairing the Hedge Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” All the laws related to the seventh commandment put up a hedge against sinful sexual inclinations, restraining the wanton and protecting the innocent while honoring the plan and purpose of…
Law as Hedge Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” Sinful people need restraints to keep them from giving vent to their most pernicious and destructive desires. Laws keep us driving on the right side of the road, and for…
Teach Them – While You Can Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” I’m all for sex ed. As long, of course, as the curriculum is grounded in the seventh commandment. In the divine economy it is expected that parents…
Demeaning, Destructive, Insulting Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” Apart from its honorable use in marriage, all other expressions of sexual gratification are abominations and depravity. That will sound prudish and Puritanical to our free-wheeling generation, but it’s what…
God’s Wisdom, Not Ours Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” How good and wise is the Lord, and how beautiful and mysterious are His ways. Jesus is proof that the sexual urge can be reined in without sacrificing fullness…
The Sanctity of Sex Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” Sexual attraction is a powerful urge, so strong that it can reinforce itself with overwhelming affections, override sound reason, cancel out long-standing priorities and commitments, and pursue expression in…
Seek the Lord Exodus 20:13 “You shall not murder.” Let’s face it: we’ve all been guilty of murder at one time or another. Maybe even right now. Remember that murder begins in the heart–in our attitudes and feelings–before it comes…
It’s All Good Exodus 20:13 “You shall not murder.” Paul described the Law as holy and righteous and good (Rom. 7:12). We can surely see that in the sixth commandment. The holiness of God is honored, and the dignity of…