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Launched on a Trajectory Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the…
Full Restitution Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall…
Mess Up, ‘Fess Up, Clean Up–Grow Up Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he…
Patch Work? Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall…
Care and Caution Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire…
Take Responsibility Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Love for our neighbors requires that we be prepared to take responsibility for any of our actions that may bring harm to our neighbors or their property. Because we aren’t…
Unintended Consequences Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” There is more to the prohibition against stealing than merely resisting the temptation to take what doesn’t belong to us. Implied in each negative commandment is a positive duty to…
Examine Yourself Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” If we do nothing to roll back the floodtide of sexual adventurism and repair the hedge of the seventh commandment, we will never be able to realize the full beauty of…
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…
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…