Posts by George Stiekes
Singing (Part 2)
George Stiekes [See here for Part 1] I will praise Thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all Thy marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in Thee: I will sing praise to Thy name, O Thou most High. Psalm 9:1-2 In Part 1, it was noted that singing is…
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George Stiekes I will praise Thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all Thy marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in Thee: I will sing praise to Thy name, O Thou most High. Psalm 9:1-2 Singing is a very vital part of worship. It is obviously part of the…
Read MoreWorldliness
George Stiekes From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because…
Read MoreThe Holiness of God
George Stiekes Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; for He is holy. Psalm 99:5 We do not often think about the holiness of God, but we ought to do so. It is perhaps the most difficult of His attributes to explain. Those outside of Christ think that God’s love is…
Read MoreTenth Commandment
George Stiekes Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house. Exodus 20:17 Do not desire or lust after what belongs to someone else. To break this commandment is to be guilty of the sin of envy. Our humanistic society is geared toward this kind of behavior. For many people, it is no longer just a feeling…
Read MoreThe Eighth & Ninth Commandments
George Stiekes Eight: Thou shalt not steal. Exodus 20:15 Keeping in mind that the commandments reflect the very nature of God, as God’s people, we ought not steal because our God is trustworthy. We must also be trustworthy and thereby reflect His glory.
Read MoreThe Seventh Commandment
George Stiekes Thou shalt not commit Adultery Exodus 20:14 Adultery is a sin of immorality. Jesus took it a step further in Matthew 5:28. But I say unto you, That whosever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Though our society has so misconstrued this…
Read MoreThe Sixth Commandment
George Stiekes Thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:13 Some people use this commandment to argue against going to war and capital punishment. We should note that the King James Version incorrectly uses the word kill. The newer translations including the New King James Version and the New American version correctly translates the Hebrew word murder.
Read MoreThe Fifth Commandment
George Stiekes Honor thy father and thy mother. Exodus 20:12 One of the ways Old Testament children were to honor their parents was with financial support in their old age. Another way was to listen to, obey and respect them (Ephesians 6:1-3). It is in the home that children will learn how to live with…
Read MoreThe Fourth Commandment
George Stiekes Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 This commandment appears to be the easiest to observe. It certainly makes sense that we would desire to stop our work to rest one day a week. However, the children of Israel found ways to change it or redefine it so that they…
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