Satan The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (3) He is not much discussed in the Law, but Satan is present throughout. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. Genesis 3:1 How did sin become established as a continuing condition of ...
Spiritual Powers The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (3) Satan was not alone in his mission against the glory of God. “When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites, the Hivites and Jebusites, and I ...
Sin The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (3) Sin prevents God’s people from knowing the promises of His covenant. “Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants ...
The Soul The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (3) God’s promises are directed first at men’s souls. “You shall love the LORD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5 All worldviews are rooted in unseen realities—concepts of the greatest good, expressions ...
A Blessing to All Nations The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (2) God’s Covenant reaches to all nations in all times. “Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be ...
Protection and Provision The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (2) God’s Law is His way of providing for His people. “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will ...
Be a Blessing The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (2) Through obedience to God’s Law we extend God’s blessings to others. “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and you understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these ...
A Great Name The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (2) God’s Law would make Israel an influential people. “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and you understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely ...
A Great People The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (2) God’s Law focused His people on the promise of greatness. “Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.” Deuteronomy 10:22 The first promise of God’s Covenant, ...
As the Lord Promised The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Vision (2) God leads His people by promise, not precept. “Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of ...