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The Law of God for Daily Meditation
Morning Meditation
Numbers 35.22-29
22 “‘However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait, 23 or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing itat him without seeing him,so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm, 24 then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments. 25 So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the manslayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled, 27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood, 28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession. 29 And these thingsshall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.’”
Preaching to the Dead?
1 Peter 4.6
6 For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that the might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Love as the End of Culture (The Purpose of Culture, Part 3)
Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters. Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. 1 Corinthians 7.19, 20
The Law of love
If you have been paying attention during this series, you will note that this quotation from 1 Corinthians 7 sounds remarkably like the one we used to open this series. There, citing Galatians 5.6, we quoted Paul as saying, “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.” Paul’s wording is neither mistaken nor accidental. For Paul, keeping the commandments of God is the way to show love for God and neighbors.
Ephesians 5:11-14
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from […]
