Purification The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (2) God’s people are to pursue holiness in all things, at all times. “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Leviticus 19:2 We have ...
Possession The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (2) We are the stewards of God’s promises and blessings. “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine.” Leviticus 25:23 In order to gain the blessings God promised, the people had first of all to take possession of the land ...
Preparation The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (2) The worldview of God’s Law requires continuous preparation. And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to Israel, he said to them, “Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your ...
Promise The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (2) The promises of God guide the worldview of God’s Law. “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 your God, the God of ...
Unto Holiness The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (1) The end of the Law is holiness—the holiness of Jesus Christ. “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 ...
Keep the Law The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (1) We must guard the Law which God has given us. “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 ...
Serve the Lord The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (1) Make sure that, in your doing and walking, you are always serving the Lord. “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 ...
Walk in God’s Law The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (1) The Law is to go with us wherever we go. “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 ...
An Emphasis on Doing The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (1) Whatever you do, God’s Law has a word for you. “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do.” Deuteronomy 12:32 The verb “do” conveys an important aspect of the practical focus of God’s Law. This is the most ...
So That You May Live The Worldview of God’s Law: Spiritual Practice (1) The Law does not oppress; it marks the pathway of life. “I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the ...