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 God for sex. In our day we have allowed this hedge to fall ...
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 that we are glad. Rules and codes tell us how to build ...
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 will teach their children about sex, using this commandment, as well as the ...
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 the Bible teaches. The various civil laws that elaborate the seventh commandment forbid everything ...
Proclaim the Good News February 28, 2010 Lesson: Matthew 26:6–13 Key Verse: Matthew 26:13 Introduction There is nothing negative about the Good Message of Christ Jesus. This Good News is the proclamation of the glory of God in Christ Jesus. When Paul was sent to Rome, he declared: “I am ready to preach the gospel ...
The Glory of Christ February 21, 2010 Lesson: Matthew 17:1–13 Key Verse: Matthew 17:2 Introduction We often times, and rightly so, think of Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. For Jesus took upon himself our sin and guilt, in order that the ransom price would satisfy the justice of God through his gracious mercy for ...
God’s Anointed Savior February 14, 2010 Lesson: Matthew 16:13–19 Key Verse: Matthew 16:16 Introduction There was a young boy who worked with his father, a carpenter. His name was Joshua. It was a favorite name of the people who lived in and around the city of Bethlehem. It was a name given to him, not ...
A Great Faith February 7, 2010 Lesson: Matthew 15:21–28 Key Verse: Matthew 15:28 Introduction The Shorter Catechism question “What is faith in Jesus Christ?” is answered “Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered in the gospel.” This faith is a ...
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 of joy and pleasures forevermore (Ps. 16:11). The Lord commands us to bridle ...
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 a wide range of practices. God Himself has made the sexual drive what ...