“Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?”—Matthew 19:3. Among the Jews a man was permitted to put away his wife for the most trivial offenses, and the woman was then at liberty to marry again. This practice led to great wretchedness and sin. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus declaredContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Spirituality of the Law, Part 8”
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The Judgement
The just shall live by faith. Felix, himself Paul’s judge, trembled as the apostle preached to him of “righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come.” Just for a moment the doctrine of the judgment was pressed so closely home to his calloused senses that he trembled as he thought of appearing himself before the Judge ofContinue reading “The Judgement”
Strengthening Families
Series 1-4 No matter what church you identify, we all are to seek God first, He leads us, or brings to us they who will point us to His Word to exactly what we needed. We are encouraged—Biblical counsel that is of great benefit to all.
Wisdom silently observes, gives godly counsel
“An unjust man is an abomination to the just: And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.” Listen, and hear, obey the voice of God: The wise, the just, the righteous—we take heed and rejoice in the Lord because by our faith and by Wisdom, our feet are kept inContinue reading “Wisdom silently observes, gives godly counsel”
Give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness
“I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: Thou hast kept me alive, that I should notContinue reading “Give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness”
The complete, new life
Healed and made whole: Free from sin and death. Go and sin no more. This complete new life is in this life as we live daily. It is the work of the Holy Spirit—if the Holy Spirit dwells within us, we sin not, we cannot sin. If we be born of God, we do notContinue reading “The complete, new life”
Live by faith the true fast of God daily: That we keep Sabbath holy— the seventh day
If we are not choosing to surrender our very being, our minds, our will to the will of God, surrender up all to God daily; we will not and cannot be made holy of God, nor live holy believing on Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Therefore, we transgress the Ten Commandment Law of God:Continue reading “Live by faith the true fast of God daily: That we keep Sabbath holy— the seventh day”