The Law and Gospel in Harmony
We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18. After Christ died on the cross as a sin offering, the ceremonial law could have no force. Yet it […]
Exalting God’s Law
So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. Numbers 15:40, RSV. All the instruction given to the Israelites of old in regard to teaching the commandments to their children is for us. If we become careless, and neglect to urge the necessity of observing these commandments, as I […]
Obeying God’s Law
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Deuteronomy […]
Honor for Those Who Honor God
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? Romans 6:16. When the mind has been long permitted to dwell only on earthly things, it is a difficult matter to change the habits of […]
No Other Gods
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3. Christ gave His life that all who would might be freed from sin and reinstated in the favor of the Creator. It was the anticipation of a redeemed, holy universe that prompted Christ to make this great sacrifice…. Are we followers of God as dear […]
The First Great Commandment
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:30. I saw that whatever divides the affections, or takes away from the heart supreme love for God, or prevents unlimited confidence and […]
