Have you heard people say that God is full of wrath in the Old Testament but forgiving in the New? God says He does not change: “I am the Lord and I do not change” Malachi 3:6. (See also Hebrews 13:8.) If God does not change, where is the Old Testament grace? If you searchContinue reading “God Does Not Change.”
Tag Archives: Deuteronomy 17:18-20
Words: Copy Them, Recite Them, Ponder Them.
Our lives exist in words, don’t they? What we DO is important, but what we SAY is more important. When a person like your grandfather begins to speak less, it is as if we have lost the most important part of him. Words guide everything we do: rules, laws, agreements, promises, affirmation, criticism, goals, missionContinue reading “Words: Copy Them, Recite Them, Ponder Them.”
How Do You Keep Children Obedient?
If you were God, you would face the challenge of parenting humans: when you bless them, they get cocky, rude, and selfish. When you punish them, they repent—but it hurts to watch them suffer. This is the Deuteronomic principle: if you love children, you want to lavish them with gifts—but when you do they becomeContinue reading “How Do You Keep Children Obedient?”
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