The Law Fulfilled (2)

THE LAW FULFILLED (II)
The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second [...]

The Law Fulfilled (1)

The Law Fulfilled (I)

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou [...]

Key Commandment

A KEY COMMANDMENT
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. Ex 20:17 (KJV).
This one final commandment is a KEY COMMANDMENT, because it will have an affect on all the others.
Covetousness [...]

Precious Truth

PRECIOUS TRUTH
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Ex 20:16 (KJV)
To some today truth is fairly well meaningless. I wonder though, if someone had been seen at the scene of a crime, but were not guilty of the crime, how important the truthfulness of the witness would be to them at that junction [...]

A Precious Ownership

PRECIOUS OWNERSHIP
Exodus 20:15 - “Thou shalt not steal”.
Remember Jesus’s commandment? “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”. (Mark 12:31).
In giving this commandment God shows that He favors personal ownership. Ownership only in the sense that we realize that it is given to us by God, and we are really only stewards of His property. God [...]

A Most Precious Institution

A PRECIOUS UNION
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” “It hath been said, Whosoever shall [...]

Human Life is Precious

HUMAN LIFE IS PRECIOUS
Exodus 20:13 - “Thou shalt not kill.”
Mark 12:29-31 - “The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy [...]