In Galatians chapter five we read, For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14) This is a remarkable statement, don't you think? Everything that the law teaches and demands can be summed up with the command to love … [Read more...] about #08 God is My Neighbour – OT Survey
Organising Our Thoughts
D.A. Carson once said that students do not learn everything you teach them. What they do learn is what you are excited about. They learn what you emphasise and they learn to organise their own thoughts around those things. The same is true of our own children. If what excites … [Read more...] about Organising Our Thoughts
#07 Impossible Holiness – OT Survey
After three months of wandering (and grumbling), Israel has finally made it to Sinai. Here, the Covenant promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would be spelled out and ratified in the giving of the Law and the sprinkling of blood. Having arrived at Sinai, Moses does not wait … [Read more...] about #07 Impossible Holiness – OT Survey
Forgetting the Hand that Feeds You
When a man comes to Christ and starts to obey Him, it's not long before he knuckles down to productive and fruitful labour. His cocaine bills also go down. Such a person is no longer sinning his money away and so begins to live within his means. As a result, he is also likely … [Read more...] about Forgetting the Hand that Feeds You
#06 Out of Egypt – OT Survey
God created man and woman and then entered into communion with them. That fellowship was represented by a dwelling place, a food garden sanctuary in Eden. Through his own sin, man lost that communion and now seeks what he lost, that is, abundant life and a home. We see this … [Read more...] about #06 Out of Egypt – OT Survey