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Prayer
Prayer is a concession from God to man to take the place of face to face conversation. Before Adam and Eve’s fall into sin and rebellion God met face to face with humans. He walked in the garden
Continue reading...What Jesus Means to Me — Teacher
Jesus himself offered, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
Continue reading...What Jesus Means to Me — The Life Preserver
I’m treading water out in the middle of the ocean, my arms getting leaden, my breaths becoming shallower and more desperate. No one is out there I can see who is able to rescue me. It is only
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Covet
There is something distinctively different about the tenth commandment which sets it apart from all the rest. And this distinction gives a key to the interpretation of all the rest. Whereas the other
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Lie
Actually, the stated setting of the ninth commandment is the legal trial. It says, “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). Some applications of this law are found
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Steal
God does not endorse the abolition of private property or ownership. If there were no private ownership, there could be no stealing, but “You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:15) stands as an endorsement
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Commit Adultery
It is stark in its bold simplicity. It gives no room for special circumstances or exceptions. It doesn’t explain why, but then it doesn’t really need to. The seventh commandment, “You shall
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Murder
The sixth commandment is not properly translated, “You shall not kill.” Killing is not prohibited in every form by God, but only certain forms of killing are prohibited. For example, God commanded
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — Honor Your Father and Your Mother
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you” (Exodus 20:12). This is the commandment for little kids, right? Wrong! It is for grown
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — Remember the Sabbath Day
All the commandments are repeated in some form by the New Testament as applicable to believers today except for one – the Sabbath. Nowhere in the New Testament is a believer commanded to observe the
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Misuse the Name of God
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” Is the third commandment a prohibition against such an oath? The third commandment says, “You shall
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Make For Yourself an Idol
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below” (Exodus 20:4). Whereas the first commandment was a prohibition against
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me
The first commandment is easily the most basic one to all the ten. It begins with a historical reality: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (Exodus
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — Their Place Within God’s Law
There is more to the Law of Moses than the Ten Commandments. In fact, the Ten Commandments form the introduction to a large body of specific moral ordinances prescribed by God for His people. The Law
Continue reading...The Ten Commandments — Their Purpose
“God gave the Ten Commandments because everybody was so bad, right?” In part, yes, but let’s get a little historical and theological perspective first. When God chose to work through a single nation
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