Outcomes of Love Foundations of a Worldview “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 The Law of God reveals the foundations of a worldview, a way of understanding our lives in the world ...
Forfeiture of Blessings Foundations of a Worldview Then the LORD said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; but truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD—because all these the men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did ...
Withdrawal of Blessing Foundations of a Worldview “The LORD will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken Me.” Deuteronomy 28:20 Sometimes God uses ...
Correction Foundations of a Worldview “The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them….” Deuteronomy 28:25 When God’s people fail to hold one another accountable for their covenant relationship with Him, He may, as part of His ...
Submitting to Judgment Foundations of a Worldview “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.” Deuteronomy 16:18 The appointment of judges is one of the communal disciplines required by God’s Law ...
Dealing with Temptation Foundations of a Worldview “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways and to fear him.” Deuteronomy 8:6 As would have been evident through Israel’s experience in the wilderness, temptations to forget the Lord and to turn from Him would always confront ...
Remember Foundations of a Worldview “And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” Deuteronomy 8:2 Dealing with trials, temptations, tests, ...
Provisional Disciplines Foundations of a Worldview “You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.” Deuteronomy 8:5 The disciplines to which God’s Law summons His people are of five sorts. Spiritual disciplines, which are foundational to all, shape the course of our souls ...
Singing Foundations of a Worldview “Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the people of Israel.” Deuteronomy 31:19 Moses was about to die and the people of Israel would have ...
Keep Watch Foundations of a Worldview “…if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took.…” Leviticus 6:4 (ESV) Sin is a powerful force in our lives today, just as it was in the days of ancient Israel. We can be so blinded by sin that we ...