THE TEXT:
Our text for today is Psalm 50. These are the words of God:
1 The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;
before him is a devouring fire,
around him a mighty tempest…
SUMMARY OF THE …
What does the Bible teach about the law of God? Many of you memorized the Ten Commandments in Sunday School, or perhaps you’ve seen a popular movie depicting Moses receiving the two tablets of stone on Sinai. You may remember the Psalmist declaring his love for the law of God (Ps. 119:97) or Jesus’ declaration that he came to fulfill the law. (Matt.5:17-18) What does it mean that Christians are not under the law? (Rom. …
INTRODUCTION
When I began this series last month, I opened it with a question: What does it mean that Christians are not under the law? Are we no longer obligated to obey the Ten Commandments? The first four parts of this series primarily dealt with the nature of moral, ceremonial, and judicial laws of God given in the Mosaic Covenant.
The final three parts of this series will begin explaining how the moral law of …
Letter from the Pastor 1/8/2025; Part 3 of 7
INTRODUCTION
Are Christians obligated to keep all of the Old Testament laws? What about the dietary or cleanness laws? If we are not obligated, how do we know which of God’s laws we can set aside? Christians have been asking these questions since the days immediately following Christ’s resurrection, and we’ll do our best to answer them in this week’s letter. Today, we discuss what has …
Letter from the Pastor 12/31/2024, Part 2 of 7
INTRODUCTION
To summarize last week’s letter: Obedience to God is hard-wired into humanity because, as creations, we owe God perfect and universal obedience. The Law, therefore, is fundamental not only to a just society but to our very nature as creatures. Adam was given a Covenant of Works: obey God regarding the tree of the knowledge of evil and live. Adam had both the power and …
Letter from the Pastor 12/17/2024, Part 1 of 7
What does the Bible teach about the law of God? Many of you memorized the Ten Commandments in Sunday School, or perhaps you’ve seen a popular movie depicting Moses receiving the two tablets of stone on Sinai. You may remember the Psalmist declaring his love for the law of God (Ps. 119:97) or Jesus’ declaration that he came to fulfill the law. (Matt.5:17-18) What does …
INTRODUCTION
learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
(Isaiah 1:17)
“What kind of thing do you say that godliness and ungodliness are,” Socrates asks Euthyphro.[i] This is another way of asking, “What is the standard of just living?” Who defines justice, and how can we know what actions make up a just society? How do we justly prosecute unjust actions? Socrates and Euthyphro debate …
While many books of the Bible tell us to love God, obey God, and have a relationship with God, the Psalms actually show us what that looks like. They show us where to start. This sermon was preaching on May 1st 2016 at Christ Community Church.
