Ever before His Face Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” God commands His people to “have” Him, which is to enjoy an eternal relationship of love, trust, and obedience with the God Who graciously redeems and takes us to Himself. To “have” God is to pursue Him ...
All Other Gods False Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” To “have” God, as we have seen, means to possess Him with all the conviction, commitment, and faithfulness with which He has come to possess us. It is to find our eternal satisfaction and love in Him ...
No Other Gods Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” In His infinite mercy and love, God redeemed Israel from Egypt and captivity that He might possess them unto Himself as a people for His glory. He gave them His Law as a temporal means of enabling them ...
We Are Not Our Own Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of ...
Our Redeeming God Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out ...
Our Personal God Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out ...
Our Unchanging God Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out ...
Teaching the Law of God in the Church (2) The Law of God in the Life of the Church (14) “…but whoever does [these commandments] and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:19 The Law of God is the Spirit’s curriculum for holiness in the life of ...
Teaching the Law of God in the Church (1) The Law of God in the Life of the Church (13) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in ...
The Uses of the Law in the Church (2) The Law of God in the Life of the Church (12) Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. Romans 3:31 The Law is useful in the life of the Church, in the ...