Isn’t This Backwards? The eighth commandment 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 make full restitution.” And we love them for it? Another ...

Stealing, Pure and Simple The eighth commandment 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 make full restitution.” Pity the thieves? The Law of ...

Passing Away, or Getting Brighter? The seventh commandment Exodus 20.14; Deuteronomy 5.18 “And you shall not commit adultery.” 1 John 2.15-17 "Do not love the world or the things in the world…For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in ...

New Soul, New Life The seventh commandment Exodus 20.14; Deuteronomy 5.18 “And you shall not commit adultery.” Ezekiel 36.26, 27 “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart ...

Self-correcting The seventh commandment Exodus 20.14; Deuteronomy 5.18 “And you shall not commit adultery.” Psalm 119.59, 60 "When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments" Correcting a sinful heart. Each of us is responsible for what we allow to settle ...

Guard Your Heart The seventh commandment Exodus 20.14; Deuteronomy 5.18 “And you shall not commit adultery.” Proverbs 4.23 "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life." Maintain vigilance over your heart. The heart is that facet of the soul which houses the affections. Along with the mind and the ...

The Heart is the Heart of the Matter The seventh commandment Exodus 20.14; Deuteronomy 5.18 “And you shall not commit adultery.” Matthew 5.28 “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” It begins within. The Law of God ...

Deadly Serious, Indeed The sixth commandment Exodus 20.13; Deuteronomy 5.17 “You shall not murder.” Leviticus 19.17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.” 1 John 3.15 "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that ...

A Judge of the Law? The sixth commandment Exodus 20.13; Deuteronomy 5.17 “You shall not murder.” Leviticus 19.17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.” James 4.11 "Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who ...

Hate Alarm The sixth commandment Exodus 20.13; Deuteronomy 5.17 “You shall not murder.” Leviticus 19.17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.” Matthew 5.23 “But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will ...