Our pastors have just finished preaching through the ten commandments. They have done an incredible job of helping us to feel the weight and glory of God’s holiness; but without letting us forget that the law sits on the bedrock foundation of the gospel (“I am the Lord your God, who brought you . . [...]
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Conviction and the cure
Posted in Heart Change, Idols of the heart, Law of Moses, Sanctification, Sin on February 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Adoption and obedience
Posted in Christ is Lord, Law of Moses on February 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We have considered in recent weeks how the ten commandments reflect Christ’s lordship over our lives. The law and lordship of Jesus Christ cover every area of life. But as we considered during worship yesterday, this is an incomplete picture. Christ is our lord and we are his servants; yet his lordship [...]
Christ is Lord of our money
Posted in Christ is Lord, Heart Change, Law of Moses on February 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
God forbids stealing in the eighth commandment, and in the tenth commandment he forbids even coveting. All of this connects to how we see the money and possessions that God has given to us. If we clutch them tightly as ours, or if we are discontent with what we are given, then our hearts are [...]
Lust Part 3: Christ is Lord of our leisure
Posted in Christ is Lord, Heart Change, Idols of the heart, Law of Moses, Lust, Sin on February 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
God gives us rest and leisure as a gift to be enjoyed. Since it is a gift from him and since we belong to him, the way we receive and enjoy this gift is an important part of how we worship and honor God. There are some principles we can draw from this:
We ought to [...]
Calvin on the sanctity of life
Posted in Culture, Law of Moses, Sermon, Theology on January 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was sanctity of life Sunday; providentially, we reached the sixth commandment in our series in Exodus.
John Calvin has this to say on the sanctity of life, connecting Leviticus 19:14 with the sixth commandment:
Since the Law comprehends under the word murder, all the wrongs whereby men are unjustly injured, that cruelty was especially to be [...]
Applications for the Third Commandment
Posted in Bible, Law of Moses, Questions, Sermon, Theology on January 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some questions from Philip Ryken (Written in Stone, 98-99) to help us better apply the third commandment:
1. Why did your parents choose your name (special meaning, named for someone, etc.)?
2. What does God’s name–YHWH–tell us about his character? (read Exo 3 for a refresher).
3. How do you see God’s name misused in the world today? [...]
The third commandment and treating God as trash
Posted in Bible, Culture, Law of Moses, Theology on January 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Philip Ryken:
“What God forbids [in the third commandment, "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain..."] is not the use of his name, then, but its misuse. To be specific, we are not to use it in a vain or empty way. The specific misuse that God has in [...]
Two testaments, One Christ
Posted in Bible, Law of Moses, Theology on December 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Bavinck looks at the early centuries of the church and sees two opponents that forced the church fathers to establish a consistent view of Scripture. A Judaizing group wanted no distinction between the two testaments, all was found in Moses. A Gnostic group wanted no Old Testament, all was found in Christ. He summarizes their [...]
No graven image (The Second Commandment)
Posted in Bible, Law of Moses on December 22, 2006 | 1 Comment »
“In his Institutes, John Calvin stated that human understanding is a workshop where idols are continually being crafted. The fact that those idols are subsequently given form in an image of wood or stone is secondary. The spirit of man begets the idolatrous image; his hand gives it birth. If you are interested in the [...]
