The First Commandment Deuteronomy 10:12-22 “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep ...
The First Commandment No other gods 1.1 Be holy to the Lord The precepts and statutes in this section are designed to teach and reinforce devotion to the Lord. God’s people are called to discipline their hearts to love and fear Him, their consciences to prefer and choose Him, and all their ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (4) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” Third, God keeps His people and all their doings “before His face.” Everything is open to the eye of Him with Whom we have to do (1 Pet. 3:12; Heb. 4:13). ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (3) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” Second, God regards all creatures and things, other than Himself, as “gods,” albeit, false ones, when His people ascribe to them the blessings they daily enjoy. Here we must not think only ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (2) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” First, the commandment begins with the negative particle “Not.” The commandments of God are phrased in terms meant to negate our natural, sinful tendencies. In our natural, unsaved condition, human beings tend ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (1) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” To have God. 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 ...
Lesson #35—Sanctification: Work of God’s Grace Shorter Catechism Q & A #35 Q. What is Sanctification? A. Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness....
The First Commandment The Source of the Law (3) 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 First Commandment The Source of the Law (2) 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 ...
Be Strong in Christ July 18, 2010 Lesson: Ephesians 6:10–24 Key Verse: Ephesians 6:10 A Introduction Paul is a prisoner of Nero. His Roman prison does not hinder him from encouraging those who are facing persecution and temptation. Nero is setting himself up as both emperor and god. But it is not in ...