Ethics – Page 6 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Slavery (21:1-11)

Yahweh will determine how we conduct our lives and His concern of love for those who fall into this dilemma bodes the prospect that slavery may one day be abolished.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Stealing (21:33-22:15)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Ownership of property and loving your neighbor by not envying it or stealing it, or if taken, making restitution for it, is God’s requirement of His people.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Ninth Command (20:16)

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/ By Randall Johnson

The need for honesty in all our dealings is a natural implication of the ninth commandment.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Tenth Command (20:17)

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/ By Randall Johnson

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.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Eighth Command (20:15)

If there were no private ownership, there could be no stealing, but “You shall not steal” (Exodus 20:15, ESV) stands as an endorsement of private ownership. God speaks of things belonging to Him. All

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Seventh Command (20:14)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Our culture is looking for ways to represent adultery as an acceptable alternative to a dead-end marriage or even a healthy thing for a so-so marriage. But God, in his wisdom and concern for the welfare

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Sixth Command (20:13)

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.

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Fourth Command (20:8-11)

Do you trust the Lord to take care of you or do you feel the need to work all the time as if your life depended on it?

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Third Command (20:7)

“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?

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: The Pitfalls of Prejudice (6:14-30)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Bias against anyone is like telling God He made a mistake…it is stupid.

Daily Thoughts From Exodus: Holy Insubordination (1:15-22)

God blessed these lying midwives with families of their own…It is sometimes okay to lie

The Ten Commandments — You Shall Not Murder

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/ By Randall Johnson

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

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