The Church Is Not Ancient Israel (1) The Law of God in the Life of the Church (3) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are ...

I Am the Lord thy God June 10, 2012 Lesson: Leviticus 19:9–18, 33–37 Key Verse: Leviticus 19:34  rg Introduction The Law of the Lord is the same in the New Testament as it is revealed in the Old Testament. God’s redemptive congregation, His chosen people, are one, revealed in both Testaments; for all of ...

Do Not Follow the Crowd June 3, 2012 Lesson: Exodus 23:1–9 Key Verse: Exodus 23:2 aaaa Introduction The application of the Law of God is as important as the Law itself. It could be put this way: the righteous Law of God produces fruits of righteousness and justice. These fruits are seen in the ...

Why Christians Should Keep the Law The Law of God in the Life of the Church (2) So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. Romans 7:12 There are at least five reasons why Christians today should continue to keep the Law of God. First, the Law of ...

Not an Iota, Not a Dot The Law of God in the Life of the Church (1) “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth ...

Except for His Restraint (2) Our Lawless Age (14) For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 We have seen that God restrains the ungodliness of our lawless age by the memory of ...

Except for His Restraint (1) Our Lawless Age (13) For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 There is only one explanation for why our society and other societies like it have ...

Back to the Law of God Our Lawless Age (12) Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12 Our culture is suffused with invitations ...

For Pleasure Born? Our Lawless Age (11) Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12 Of the three components of the Lie which ...

Captive to Whim Our Lawless Age (10) Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12 The lawlessness which characterizes our age in flight from ...