Author: Cole Newton

Christian | Husband | Father | Pastor | Teacher | Writer | (amateur) Classicist | (very amateur) Baker

Question 10: What Does God Require in the Fourth and Fifth Commandments?

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mMNiP0Q0YUak1UUrfbG6l?si=o9oGeIMWS0Sfw2-5Jp9Ytw The two commandments before us are unique among the Ten. Only the Fourth and Fifth Commandments are not prohibitions. God prohibits idolatry, blaspheme, adultery, theft, and the others because He knows that we will commit such sins when given the opportunity. Likewise, He commands us to rest and to honor our father and mother …

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After the Order of Melchizedek | Hebrews 7:1-25

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For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, …

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Question 9: What Does God Require in the First, Second, and Third Commandments?

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Having confessed the Ten Commandments as the summary of God's law in Question 8, Questions 9-12 now aim to give us a concise synopsis of each commandment. Here the first three commandments are fittingly presented together, for these first commandments deal directly with how we are to worship and honor God as the only true …

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Hold Fast to the Hope Set Before Us | Hebrews 6:9-20

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Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one …

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Going to Church Is Hard but Worth It

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/40yeI6Wl0HpPQjie9KWQA1?si=Tdi7x6tYQQqrR5ma2y0mJw Sundays never fail to be tough. The plan is always to have the house clean and organized on Saturday, to do family devotionals, to set out and iron clothes for the morning, to go to bed early, and have a big happy breakfast together Sunday morning. Things never go according to plan. It never …

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Question 8: What Is the Law of God Stated in the Ten Commandments?

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/63MyuQ969pL3ZKh0Xp9QTp?si=bFxwGX6sQyieK1qUr3ejmA To understand the significance of the Ten Commandments, we must understand something of their context. After leaving the land Egypt, the Israelites set up camp in the Sinai wilderness; there God called Moses to ascend the mountain and receive His words, saying, Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the …

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Crucifying Once Again the Son of God | Hebrews 6:4-8

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For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to …

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The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men | A Sermon by John Witherspoon

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John Witherspoon was a pastor and theologian as well as a Founding Father of the United States and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Kevin DeYoung gives the date and context for this sermon: On May 17, 1776, John Witherspoon (1723-94) preached one of the most significant sermons in the history of this country. …

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Question 7: What Does the Law of God Require?

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As we noted in our discussion of Question 6, glorifying God must always entail more than obedience alone, but it is certainly never less than obedience. As the King of kings and Creator of all things, the Lord is worthy of our obedience, and we learn what He would have us do within His law. …

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Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey Part 3

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Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey, specifically Part II, has been my eldest daughter’s favorite book since it first came out. Indeed, after reading Part I over and over again while waiting for Christiana’s book to arrive, she hugged us with tears in her eyes whenever she finally held the book in her hands. Of course, this …

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