The God Who Requires God has every right to require of us whatever He will. Deuteronomy 10:12, 13 “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, to love him, to serve the LORD your God ...
With Us, with Him Having God is a full-time privilege. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out ...
God and No Other We must “have” God only, and no others. Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” God regards all creatures and things, other than Himself, as “gods”, albeit false ones, when His people ascribe to them the blessings they daily enjoy. Here we must not think ...
Having God Our Law-Giver and Redeemer wants us to have Him. Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” To have God. In His infinite mercy and love, God redeemed Israel from Egypt and captivity that He might possess them unto Himself as a people for His glory. He gave ...
A Law for the Redeemed Our Redeemer gives His Law not to redeem, but to the redeemed. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the ...
Redeemer The eternal, personal Law-giver is our Redeemer. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of ...
Eternal and Personal The divine Law-giver is eternal and personal. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out ...
The Lord The Law of God comes from an eternal and unchangeable Being. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who ...
The God of the Law Know the Law-giver, know the Law. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you ...
Good for All Interpreting the Law of God (70) Imagine a society in which oppression and robbery were not forbidden. Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion ...