Tag: law
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A River of Redemption Flowing from Eden – The Ten Commandments
Then all the people responded together, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.” So Moses brought the people’s words back to the Lord. – Exodus 19:8 CSB Everyone knows The Ten Commandments – As we noted previously, commandment implies both authority and relationship. Jesus’ answer to a lawyers’ question, “Master, which is the greatest commandment?” did not mention even…
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What do I do with this? – Law
“You shall therefore love the LORD your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. Deuteronomy 11:1 Think of our everyday life as a brief journey to a place of which we have only dreamed. How do I get there? (I don’t even truly know where I am now?) I know God…
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Reflections: Israel – a place in time
To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! – Romans 3 Joshua 1 God Commissions Joshua After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’…
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Reflections: Knowledge vs. Life
Man – adam, and woman made from man to be one with man and with God – Eve: now have knowledge of good and evil. NO more Paradise on earth – NO more Eden; no more garden of pleasure hedged in by the boundaries of righteousness. We must judge good and evil for ourselves (rather…
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Shin
Psalm 119 English Standard Version (ESV) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Sin and Shin [Schin] 161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. Consider for a moment, authority; both legitimate and illegitimate. Government: leaders and those with power over other people. Explanation of “Princes,” used here holds complexity…