In Psalm 19, David sings these words: The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is …
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You Shall Be Consecrated to Me | Exodus 22:16-23:9
Last week, we covered a large number of laws from within the Book of the Covenant, yet they all boiled down to the three big categories: regulations concerning slaves, statutes limiting retaliation in events of personal injury, and laws of restitution for the damage of property. As we noted, the principle at the center of …
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Question 15: Since No One Can Keep the Law, What Is Its Purpose?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eEKU3zR5vVdM9Ua1QpOxx?si=cdfa310b70754ff0 The first clause of this question effectively summarizes Questions 13 and 14. Because Adam's original sin as the father and representative of all mankind, we are each born in sin and corruption, who no longer possess the ability to keep God's law. You will notice, however, that the Bible repeatedly praises and rejoices in …
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Their Heart Is Unfeeling | Psalm 119:70
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 …
His Delight Is in the Law of the LORD | Psalm 1:2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0BbBGEJSY&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=4 but his delight is in the law of the LORD Psalm 1:2 ESV The first verse of Psalm 1 described to us what the blessed man, the one who dwells under the favor of God, is not. Particularly, the psalmist noted that he does not keep company with the wicked. Whether walking, standing, or …
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2 Reasons for Worship (Psalm 19)
The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.Day to day pours out speech,and night to night reveals knowledge.There is no speech, nor are there words,whose voice is not heard.Their voice goes out through all the earth,and their words to the end of the world.In them he has set a tent …
O How I Love Your Law!
My original plan was for this sermon to be a prologue to the Ten Commandments; however, after discovering that I had left a Sunday off my spreadsheet, I decided to make it instead an epilogue to the series after the added standalone Christmas-themed sermon. Since there are no accidents but only providence, I fully believe …
Boiling a Young Goat in Its Mother’s Milk | Deuteronomy 14:21
You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. Deuteronomy 14:21 ESV I have long used this verse as an example of just how strange the Bible can get. After all, how is this verse ever supposed to apply to us today? Nevertheless, I do, in fact, believe that it does apply today. …
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Dreams, Cannibalism, & the Danger of Normative Morality
A few weeks ago, I dreamed a disturbing dream. As with many dreams, I cannot recall the context nor the setting in great detail, yet Tiff and I were eating a meal with others. We were eating meat, which I came to realize was not beef or pork but human. Everyone at the table ate …
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VI. Murder | Exodus 20:13
You shall not murder. Exodus 20:13 ESV With our study of the Sixth Commandment, we now officially move into the second half of the Ten Commandments. As we noted while discussing the Fifth Commandment, the final six commands apply directly to how we treat our fellow humans, whereas the first four consider how we relate …
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