By Dr. Mark Scott Obedience is not Testament specific. Both the Old and New Testaments call God’s people to obey. The Old Testament contains at least 613 commands to obey. The New Testament contains well over 1,000 commands to obey. Obedience is a response to redemption (Exodus 20:2). Obedience helps us learn the mind of […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Exodus 19:16-25 1. In what ways do you show reverence for God? 2. What signs of irreverence do you see in our culture today? What signs of irreverence do you recognize in yourself? 3. The […]
By Dr. Mark Scott We live in a world of contrasts. Light and dark; good and evil; Jerusalem and Babylon; the bride and the harlot; in and out; deep and wide; forward and backward; over and under. In our text today the contrast is between “down and up.” God came down and Moses went up. […]
By David Faust The 19th chapter of Exodus sounds strange to twenty-first century ears because we have grown accustomed to irreverence. Outside the church we’re more likely to hear God’s name used in profanity than in prayer. Even inside the church it’s not uncommon to hear the Lord described like a big brother in the […]
By David Faust If you could sum up a person’s life in a single sentence, what would you say? “She loved her children.” “He was a good provider.” “She was an outstanding surgeon.” “He was a faithful friend.” Here is how the book of Genesis describes one of its main characters: “Abram believed the Lord, […]
