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Regulated by Scripture Scripture must have the final word in guiding our worship. Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth…
A Sanctified Imagination We must worship with the eye of faith. Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or…
Use with Care We must carefully use the arts for teaching about God. Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth…
Representations of God As the Scriptures do, so we too may represent God in various ways. Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is…
Diminishing God Idols do not enhance worship, but confine it. Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that…
All Our Devotion The Lord is jealous of all our devotion. Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or…
Offerings of Land Guidelines for offering real estate to the Lord. Leviticus 27:16-25 “If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer…
Guarding Against Capricious Giving God’s Law guides us in how properly to give to the Lord. Leviticus 27:9-13 “If the vow is an animal that may be offered as an offering to the LORD, all of it that he gives…
Special Valuations How do we determine what to give for emergency or other special needs? Leviticus 27:1-8 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to…
Things Devoted Whatever we devote to God must go to God. Leviticus 27:28, 29 “But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall…