Jesus is Real Radio with Daniel Fusco

When we’re angry, it’s easy to go overboard. That’s our nature as fleshly people. Our tendency is vengeance. The commandments given by God to the people in Exodus can be confusing for us, and we may think that they don’t apply. But we’ve escalated situations, we’ve cursed people….we’re reactionary. As Pastor Daniel helps us to understand in this message, that’s exactly why God sent Jesus. Because we fall short.

As people, we tend to get stuck where we are. It’s not easy to understand other parts of the world because we function so differently. Today, Pastor Daniel helps us to navigate those confusing parts of Exodus, like slavery and selling children into it. At first read, it’s easy to be horrified…but as we’ll hear today, it’s not the system we’re imagining. Context is important, and we have to be willing to approach the Bible with the proper perspective.

When Jesus was given a couple fish and some bread, He didn’t keep it to Himself…but He spread it around for everyone. Today, Pastor Daniel will encourage us to not keep ourselves back from the Father. In the commandments we hear today, the people are told to do specific things in order to bless the Lord. He knows what we need…and we don’t need to take matters into our own hands. He can take what we have to give and do wonderful things.

Covetousness. It doesn’t deal with your actions as much as it does your heart…a desire for something. As Pastor Daniel clarifies this commandment for us, we’ll find that it’s not that God doesn’t want us to have desires, but how our hearts chase after things we don’t need all the time. In our culture, always wanting more is the norm, but that’s exactly counter to God’s way. This particular commandment is a serious battle, but we can face the challenge.

Bearing false witness is a nuanced game. When you consider ‘bearing false witness’, you probably imagine telling a blatant lie about a person. But as we’ll hear today, silence can be just as devastating. As Pastor Daniel explains, our words—or lack of them—can heap negative consequences on someone, and it’s a serious matter. Take time to consider whether or not you have truly been keeping this commandment, and how God sees your intent.

It’s hard to remove yourself from guiding your own life. But, as a believer, God wants to direct your path. As we listen to Pastor Daniel’s message about the ten commandments, we’ll consider the issue of stealing. Stealing can be at the heart of keeping our lives from the Father. It’s not just monetary, although that can be a stumbling block for us as well. Listen, and be challenged to consider your own heart when giving..is it under the law, or grace?

Adultery is one of those commandments that has less impact in our culture than it once did. Most people would probably say that adultery is wrong, but what about pornography or lust? Gradually, more and more has become acceptable, but it all falls under the umbrella of adultery. Pastor Daniel will help us to define what lust really is, and how to deal with the pervasiveness of sexual imagery and casual attitudes in our culture.

Christians and non-Christians come down on both sides of the issue of capital punishment and war. We feel justified in our proclamations about how these decisions should be made, but today, Pastor Daniel reminds us that our primary goal should be to seek the Word on these matters. While there may not be a clear answer, the point is to seek God’s heart in everything. War is a part of life, but it wasn’t meant to be…until sin entered the world.

All of us are created in the image and likeness of God, but we are also warped by sin. Because of this, God has to address our tendency to sin, which He does through the Ten Commandments. But, as Pastor Daniel will tell us today, even murder is not a cut and dry sin. Not only does murder not stop at a physical act, but begins in the heart. Hatred, anger, bitterness at another person run the same path as committing the physical crime.

Honoring your parents seems like a straightforward commandment…but, considering that family situations vary so greatly…how do we really apply that to our lives? Today, Pastor Daniel will explain what it means to honor your parents in the context of growing up, as adults…and even when a person has abusive or dysfunctional parents. God’s intention with His commandments are always for our good, to protect and prosper His children.