September 20 HC #93 – Deuteronomy 4:13 You probably remember growing up seeing little pictures of the 10 Commandments and on one tablet of stone are the first four commandments and on the other tablet of stone are the other 6. Maybe you grew up... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 19 HC #92 – Deuteronomy 5 You may notice that the listing of the 10 commandments is a bit different than some churches. The problem comes in the second commandment and is followed up with differing numbering until we see the 9th and 10th... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 18 HC #92 – Exodus 20 What is the basis then for knowing what God thinks is right and wrong? God’s law of course. We started off at the beginning of the year talking about how we know our sin and misery from the law of God. Yet, here we... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 17 HC #91 – Ezekiel 20:18-21 It needs to be noted that good works are only good if they conform to God’s idea of what is good. It is the original temptation of Satan to try and get us to define “good” rather than trust God to define what... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 16 HC #91 – I Corinthians 10:27-31 A good work must not only be done out of faith, but it must also be done to God’s glory. It cannot have the motive of selfishness or selfish gain and be a good work. Paul states this important truth in I... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 15 HC #91 – Romans 14:13-23 What then is a good work? If we are to desire to live according to the will of God, which means doing good works, we need to know what good works are. The first thing we need to see is that a good work must be... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 14 HC #90 – Titus 1:10-16 Putting on the new man means living according to the will of God, which means good works. But notice that good works will not be done by those who do not first have that heart change. True conversion starts in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 13 HC #90 – I John 3:11-24 This delighting in God moves from our heart to our minds and hands and feet. Now that we have joy in God, we delight in living according to His will. Our heartfelt love of God moves and compels us to do what God,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 12 HC #90 – Psalm 27:1-4 Putting on the new man is the other aspect of conversion. And it, like putting off the old man, begins in the heart. From the heart then it bubbles out and can be seen in our actions. But it must begin in the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
September 11 HC #89 – 2 Timothy 2:14-26 A servant of God who has been truly converted must have a heartfelt sorrow for sin, must hate that sin, and must turn from it. The Bible is full of commands to leave behind the wickedness of sin and to turn... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
