Jesus is Good Enough! The Law and the Gospel Romans 1.16, 17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from ...

The great and first commandment Matthew 22.37, 38 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.” 1 John 4.7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is ...

Joseph’s Brothers The coveting Hall of Shame, Series 1 The tenth commandment Exodus 20.17; Deuteronomy 5.21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, his house, his field, his male or female servant, his ox or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.” Genesis 37.4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved ...

Help, Lord! The ninth commandment Exodus 20.16; Deuteronomy 5.20 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Psalm 12.1, 2 "Help, LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart ...

Why We Don’t Do What We Should The ninth commandment Exodus 20.16; Deuteronomy 5.20 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” John 8.32 "…and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” It’s just the opposite of what we think. See, we think that the Lie is going ...

Lies in the Church The ninth commandment Exodus 20.16; Deuteronomy 5.20 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Acts 5.4 “Why have you contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” The Lie serves the self, not God. Does God hate lying? Ask Ananias. ...

The Lies of Politicians The ninth commandment Exodus 20.16; Deuteronomy 5.20 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Psalm 58.1, 2 "Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly? No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on ...

What We Did 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.” We made everyone bear the burden ...

Economics Upside-down 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.” You mean, take responsibility? When I think of ...

Darkness Detector 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 2.9 "Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still ...