Introduction The preamble to the US constitution goes like this: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and…

Introduction The first question we need to ask about the third commandment is “What does it mean?” Does this include swearing, as we know it today, when people use toilet words and other television words that are offensive? This issue is discussed in Eph 5: 4 but is not really considered here. We are…

God's Laws and the Order that He creates are to guide us in learning HOW to love God and to love our neighbors.

Pentecost Sunday is normally thought of as the Birthday of the Church. But Pentecost never was a Christian concept. The roots grow very deep in Jewish soil. But the light that shone in ancient times blazons as a beacon into the future until the Lord comes back. What is Pentecost? Is it about speaking in tongues and getting thousands saved, or is it something else, indeed, something more? Join the Grace United crew as we review what God has to say about Pentecost, and its effects for every follower of Jesus.

Introduction In Mark 12: 28-31 we read about a time when a scribe asked the Lord which was the greatest commandment, at that time the Lord divided the Ten Commandments into two separate divisions: The first is a quote from Deuteronomy 6: 4, 5 and the second is a quote from Leviticus 19: 18. The Lord…

Are we required to follow the Old Testament “Ten Commandments” given from God to Moses? Were they just for the Israelites, or for our time too?

The first table of the law governs our relationship to the God of life, the second table governs our relationship to the gift of life. The gift of human life is something we not only hold individually, it is also something we hold together. These commandments foster human flourishing in this world. The fifth commandment deals with the structured relationships of human life, for example parents/children, husband/wife, master/servant, church/believer.

Introduction The preamble to the Law tells us why God has chosen us and why he loves us. The first commandment defines how much God actually loves us. Now it is time to move on to the second commandment. There are some branches of the Church who leave the second commandment out of their list of the Ten…

What is the Exodus really about? It's about how God offers a way out for His people. But it is about something much greater than a way out of physical circumstances. God desires to deliver His people, not from a place, but from sin and its effects. God offers The Way Out of bondage through a deliverer.

The fall and curse brought about a new reality, one that led to the eighth commandment. It recognizes four principles - Scarcity and Poverty and the answers to those - Responsibility and Charity. The beauty of the 8th commandment is the way God so perfectly balances all the variables of our fallen condition in this fallen world in a way that enhances human flourishing without any oppression.

Introduction Last time we looked at the preamble for the Ten Commandments and now it is time to move on to the commandments themselves. We should never read the commandments out of context and we should remember that even though we are Christians and we don’t have to obey the Law, we have a higher calling…

Introduction This commandment is closely related to Gen 2:1-3. The Lord completed His work of creation in six days and He rested on the seventh day. The Lord didn’t rest because He was tired; He rested because there was nothing left to do. Gen 1: 31 remind us that at the end of the sixth day the Lord…