October 20 HC #104 – Genesis 9:24-25 Honoring your parents includes bearing with their infirmities. There are no excuses or reasons for not honoring your parents. Yes, your parents and those in authority over you are going to be sinful. ... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 19 HC #104 – Ephesians 6:1-6 Honor your father and your mother. The familiar commandment number five. Every child has to learn this one early. And with good reason. God has ordered authority on earth, and the first earthly... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 18 HC #103 – Ephesians 5:15-16 What does the fourth commandment require? What does the NT say about it? Do we see the NT speak about prohibitions on work during the Sabbath? No, in fact, we see Jesus saying the Sabbath is made for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 17 HC #103 – Genesis 1:31-2:7 The Fourth Commandment in Exodus references the act of creation and the fact that God rested on the seventh day. So, if we are to discuss what we think the Fourth Commandment requires it seems plausible... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 16 HC #103 John 20:19-29 What does the Fourth Commandment require? This is a place where good men and sincere Christians can disagree. Let us then start in a place where we can agree. We should all be able to agree that God wants to be... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 15 HC #102 – Matthew 5:33-37 Can we swear by anything other than God? If we have ruled out people since they cannot see into our hearts, what about swearing by things? Especially God ordained holy things. “I swear on a stack... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 14 HC #102 – 2 Corinthians 1:23-24 Since we are to be so careful to use God’s name rightly, what about the practice of taking oaths in the name of other things like saints of old? Can we swear by Moses or by Jehoshaphat or someone more... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 13 HC #101 – Hebrews 6:13-20 Can you swear rightly by the name of God? That is a legitimate concern if we are taking the name of God so seriously. The ultimate example then showing that you are allowed to swear rightly by the name of God... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 12 HC #101 – Joshua 9:1-27 This incident in Joshua serves as a reminder to go to the Lord in prayer before making big decisions. It is a reminder that appearances can be deceiving. But for today’s purpose it is a reminder that when we use... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
October 11 HC #101 – Deuteronomy 10:17-22 If the Lord’s name is not to be used in vain, would it not be easier simply to not use it? Then we would not accidentally take the Lord’s name in vain. This is exactly what the ancient Jews tried to do by... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
