Category Archives: Grace and Law
It’s the Doing That Counts
13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. ~ Ro 2:13 There are days in which I long for normal. It doesn’t usually last very long, though. … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Why Did Christ Have to Die?
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ~ Ro 6:23 (HCSB) Tonight is God’s Passover. Jesus led by example. He came to earth and lived a … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Thou Shalt Not Covet
The last of the Ten Commandments covers covetousness. When you look over the Ten Commandments, it shouldn’t be difficult to figure out why. Desire is what drives a person away from the Law. Basically, that is what “covet” means, to … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbour
I mentioned last time how each of the Ten Commandments flows right into the next. So, it should not be surprising that I ended the last article in this series with: However, God’s honesty shines through in many Scriptures, and … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Thou Shalt Not Steal (aka Is God Honest or Do Demons Die?)
It strikes me very much that there is an inherent hierarchy within the Ten Commandments. They start with the origins, “the father”, of everything. The other nine are expositions upon what is meant by the first. In addition, the flow … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
God is a God of relationships. God the Father and Jesus Christ have a relationship that extended before the beginning of time. They have a deep abiding love for one another. Their love was so deep and abiding that they … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother
It seems so silly to me that people will claim that God does not keep the Law, or even that He is somehow “above the Law”. Really? On earth when people expect others to act a certain way but do … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the LORD Thy God in Vain
There is a certain organization to the Ten Commandments. It should not go unsaid that the first commandment is the real command, when you think about it. All the others describe how you put God first in your life. Of … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me & Thou Shalt Not Have Any Graven Images
In the introduction to this little series, I outlined that there really are some things that God cannot do, such as lie. He voluntarily restricts Himself from things that that He deems as evil. Therefore, He is bounded by His … Continue reading
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Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?: Introduction
There are those in some circles that will claim that God does not keep the Law. They will claim that God is “above the Law”. The Law, according to this view, was given to mankind. On its surface, this might … Continue reading
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