Lying is, by far, the most prominent sin of mankind. It permeates our nature and society. Lying is often used to cover up other sins and is, far more than people realize, so ingrained in our being, and therefore so imbedded in our practical living, that it takes the very… Continue

Lying is, by far, the most prominent sin of mankind. It permeates our nature and society. Lying is often used to cover up other sins and is, far more than people realize, so ingrained in our being, and therefore so imbedded in our practical living, that it takes the very… Continue

We cannot help but be amazed that God’s Moral Law addresses even the rights of personal property. While Socialism is nothing more than pilfering—it is a forced redistribution of what some have worked for to others who have not—God’s law protects such property. Scriptures for Study: What do the following… Continue

It is significant, indeed, that right on the heels of the commandment that declares the sanctity of life is another that affirms the sacredness of marriage. Scriptures for Study: What is the price of sexual sin in the following verses: Proverbs 6:25–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; James 1:14–15? Continue

How significant it is that this command appears here! It is the first one that speaks exclusively of our dealings with all other men in general. Man is made in God’s image, making murder a direct attack upon Him. Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses say about the… Continue

Having presented four “words” that address what man’s relationship should be to Him, God turns to what our relationship should be to our fellow men. The first “word” concerns authority in the family. Scriptures for Study: Read and prayerfully consider the verses listed in endnote 273 above. Continue

Having presented four “words” that address what man’s relationship should be to Him, God turns to what our relationship should be to our fellow men. The first “word” concerns authority in the family. Scriptures for Study: Read the following verses in Proverbs, noting what each adds to our study: 6:20–24;… Continue

Fourth Commandment: The Law Concerning Time (2) – Heb. 10:25: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Scriptures for Study: How do the following verses challenge us in light of today’s… Continue

Fourth Commandment: The Law Concerning Time (1) – Ex. 20:8-10: “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work . . .”… Continue

Third Commandment: The Law Concerning Reverence – Ex. 20:7 – “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” Scriptures for Study: What does Leviticus 19:12 and 24:11–16 promise? Continue