South Lansing Christian Church

(Commandment 8) Most of us wouldn’t consider theft to be an issue we struggle with. But, it’s often the little things that lead to the biggest disasters. Commandment 8 – while quite short – is an important prohibition for God’s people. We don’t steal because we love God.

As God chooses to draw near to Israel in Exodus, he desires to make them special. He desires to make them his royal priesthood, his holy nation. To do that they must look different than the world. Their entirety will be shaped around him. Their sexuality is designed around him. We are a part of that kingdom—that holy nation. God defines our sexuality and calls us to be FAITHFUL.

(Commandment 6) As humans usurped God’s authority, they even claimed the right to decide life and death. God reserves this right for himself, and from Jesus we learn that even hate is equivalent to murder in God’s eyes. In response, followers of Jesus should seek life.

(Commandments 1-3) Ever since the Garden of Eden, we’ve been dealing with the fallout of putting ourselves in God’s place. The first three commandments speak to this tendency, and remind us to give God his proper place in our lives.