Tag: disobedience
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Forfeiting the blessings of God
Deuteronomy 5:29 “Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!” Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would…
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More on “loving the law”
Psalm 119:165 “Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.” So, have you heard about the recent college entry cheating scandal involving some well-known movie stars? What about the recent trials of Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort? Some years ago, it was the Bernie Madoff scandal where he swindled millions from…
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Graded on the curve?
Numbers 15:13 “Every native Israelite shall do these things in this way, in offering a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.“ Have you ever noticed how many laws change over time simply because so many people don’t obey them? Gambling was once against the law; now the state sponsors it. Marijuana is…
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Defining “disobedience”
Leviticus 26:14-16 “But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments, if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant, then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease…
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“Little” sins
Exodus 4:24 “At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death.” How well do you think you know God? What is the basis of your knowledge of Him? I’ve heard many people talk about God as if He were so loving that He would never do anything to harm anyone. …
To Encourage You 