A Worldview to Be Lived Foundations of a Worldview “Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—'a land flowing with milk and honey.’” Deuteronomy 6:3 As we have ...
Holiness Foundations of a Worldview “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Leviticus 19:2 God’s purpose for Israel was to be holy, to reflect His own being and character to the world around them, and thus to demonstrate His love. The Law of God was given so that the ...
On Guard Foundations of a Worldview “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 and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to ...
Serve the Lord Foundations of a Worldview “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 and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God.…” Deuteronomy 10:12 Serving the Lord is one way that we show ...
Walk in God’s Ways Foundations of a Worldview “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….” Deuteronomy 10:12 It’s easy to take that verb, “walk,” for granted. The New Testament uses this word to describe our ...
Be Careful to Do Foundations of a Worldview “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it....” Deuteronomy 12:32 The verb, “do” (“observe”), conveys an important aspect of the practical focus of God’s Law. This is the most common verb in the Hebrew language for describing intentional action. It is used of God ...
For Life Foundations of a Worldview “I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 18:4, 5 Leviticus 18:1-5 is a very important text for understanding the purpose of the Law of ...
Outcomes of Love Foundations of a Worldview “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….” Deuteronomy 10:12 The Law of God reveals the foundations of a worldview, a way of understanding our lives in the world ...
Forfeiture of Blessings Foundations of a Worldview Then the LORD said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; but truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD—because all these the men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did ...
Withdrawal of Blessing Foundations of a Worldview “The LORD will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken Me.” Deuteronomy 28:20 Sometimes God uses ...