The Fourth Commandment

By George Stiekes | May 30, 2016

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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The Third Commandment

By George Stiekes | May 23, 2016

George Stiekes Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain (Exodus 20:7). The Hebrew word translated “in vain” can refer to something evil, useless, unreal or without substance. To use language that takes God’s name in vain is to mock God by indicating that He does not exist or at…

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Straight Cuts: Laying Down the Law of Love

By Randy Fox | July 11, 2012

(Mark 12:28–34) by Randy Fox This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 2010. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Following a battery of questions designed to entrap the Lord, one of the scribes asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” (Mark 12:28). The Lord quoted two Old Testament passages, one from…

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