Looking on Nakedness The Law of God and Public Policy: Marriage and Sex (3) The Law of God forbids looking upon the nakedness of others. “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. Leviticus 18:6 “Uncovering nakedness” addresses a range of illicit sexual activities from lusting in one’s ...
Adultery The Law of God and Public Policy: Marriage and Sex (2) Adultery is treachery against marriage and the divine economy. “You shall not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14 Because the family is the foundational institution for attaining the promises of God and filling the world with His goodness and glory, and because sexual enjoyment ...
From the Beginning The Law of God and Public Policy: Marriage and Sex (1) Marriage is the proper context for sexual enjoyment. He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.” Matthew 19:8 Perhaps nothing illustrates the corrosive ...
Merry Christmas! Curriculum (2) The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (7) Along with the Word we must also teach children all the works of God. “When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God ...
Curriculum (1) The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (6) Conserving creation allows us to love the generations yet to come. “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children….” Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 Since the Law of God is foundational to ...
Culture as Educator The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (5) All culture educates, thus all culture must be devoted to God. “You shall write [these words] on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:9 Every aspect of life in ancient Israel was intended to reflect the goodness and ...
Educational Responsibility (2) The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (4) Churches and governments must contribute to the education of the young. “At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at the Feast of Booths, when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD ...
Educational Responsibility (1) The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (3) Responsibility for education is local, beginning with the family. “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the rules that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are ...
The Purpose of Education The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (2) Education is primarily moral and spiritual in nature, not economical and vocational. “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the rules that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land ...
Educational Foundations The Law of God and Public Policy: Education (1) Foundational to all true education is the Law of God. “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the rules that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are ...