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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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ahok8Vy1Rqvgz0tqQtKwg?si=IPMVJT8gT3GghsUyDfaHpw Since Question 2 affirmed that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, He is our Creator and Sustainer. Therefore, our present question addresses a subject of nearly supreme practicality (and notice the two-part structure of the question): How and why did God create us? The first sentence gives us the answer proper, …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DH2BhhQ6rjZ70Fo5Jk2c2?si=4q7zlQCLQxic9Dmxsrogcg After briefly defining what is God, we now come to the doctrine of the Trinity. To be honest, for several years the phrasing of Question 2 perplexed me (which reflects the fourth question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism). To ask what instead of who makes God seem impersonal. However, we must remember that God …
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their god is their belly Philippians 3:19 ESV What does Paul mean by belly here? The stomach or appetite, as some translations read, represents our instinctual and base-level desires, our hungers, cravings, and lusts. For the ancients, the belly was the most animalistic part of all humans, and we tend to agree with them, even …
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After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” Genesis 15:1 ESV This is an interesting follow up to Abram’s militant exploits of the previous chapter. After coming into a decisive and miraculous victory from the hand …
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Your hands have made and fashioned me;give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. Psalm 119:73 ESV This week my daughter took for her class presentation a neckless that I brought back for her from doing some mission work in Mexico, and she explained to her classmates the great difficulty in making by hand …
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/7w8CpnJLrGqjmM3Cw8ap4M?si=BLVQGjz7RkOFMAq7StH3hw Too often doctrine and teaching (but I repeat myself) are pitted against missions and disciple-making; however, whenever we consider Christ’s Great Commission for His church, we note that we are called to make disciples by baptizing in them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Baptism in the name …
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The law of your mouth is better to methan thousands of gold and silver pieces. Psalm 119:72 ESV The psalmist has already expressed a variation of this idea in verse 14, saying, "In the way of your testimonies I delight, as much as in all riches." He will also return to this theme in verse …
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It is good for me that I was afflicted,that I might learn your statutes. Psalm 119:71 ESV The psalmist here draws together and makes explicit what the first four verses of this stanza implied. Recall that he began by rejoicing that the LORD has dealt well with him in accordance with His Word. He then …
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Their heart is unfeeling like fat,but I delight in your law. Psalm 119:70 ESV This verse is a continuation of the previous verse, making the subject of the first half the insolent who smeared the psalmist with lies. Now the psalmist explains that they hurl their lies at him because of their unfeeling hearts. We …
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