Tag: love the Lord your God

  • The reality of God was never something I’ve really questioned. Sure, I’ve doubted the nature of God, the person of God, and my relationship to this God. In the end, the deciding question for me was whether this divine being would have any implications for my life. Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the…

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  • Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 5:23-8:20 Focus: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 There is a lot that you can tell about a person through the lifestyle that they choose to live. A survey of a person’s lifestyle can reveal a great deal about their values, their principles, and their priorities in life. A single businessman that lives in a studio apartment, with three cars in the garage (a saloon, convertible and off-roader), at the clubs and bars each weekend with a different girl on his arm each night… A married mechanic with three kids that lives in a three bedroom house, with one…

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