Posts Tagged ‘commandments statutes and judgments’

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to […]

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3) Psalm 11 is one of King David’s many Psalms of encouragement, meant to hearten us even when we are experiencing less than desirable conditions. As Christians, our greatest testimony to the world is evidenced in how we respond to such situations: Although the […]

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one […]

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:19) Even if your theology does not recognize the kingdom as […]

Think not that I am come to destroy the law…. (Matthew 5:17) Imperative law obedience Don’t let anyone tell you our salvation doesn’t require obedience to Yahweh’s1 law. Obedience is imperative. Our salvation in Jesus Christ is dependent not only upon His atoning blood sacrifice and resurrection from the grave, but also upon His obedience […]

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven…. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:10, 33) Is it possible to promote the Constitutional Republic and the Kingdom of God at the same time? Many […]

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3) Have you ever wondered how it is that America finds herself teetering on the precipice of moral depravity and destruction? The answer is found in a comparison of two constitutions, one (the Fundamental Agreement of New Haven, Connecticut) that celebrated its 375th anniversary […]

[T]he law is ignored and justice is never upheld. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted. (Habakkuk 1:4) November 19, 2013, was the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The speech is iconic, but is it Biblical? Unfinished Work It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated […]

Shall mortal man be more just [righteous] than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? (Job 4:17) In Part 1, I began with the assumption that Christians would answer both questions with a resounding, “No!” I then established that because Yahweh1 does not change (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8, James 1:17), His everlasting […]

Shall mortal man be more just [righteous] than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? (Job 4:17) As Christians, I hope we would respond to those questions with a resounding “No!” But is this really how Christians answer? Yahweh’s inalterable nature For I am YHWH, I change not…. (Malachi 3:6) Every good […]