“…great sinners are entering the Kingdom of God before the professionally religious because, having converted to Christ, they are learning to love as the professionally religious may have forgotten to do.”
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The commandments of God
“If a man has any love for Me, he will be true to My word; and then he will win My Father’s love, and We will both come to him, and make our continual abode with him”
Reading through the book of Deuteronomy
The Greek term deutero-nomos is literally ‘the second law.’ We may be aware that God gave the prophet Moses a law on Mount Horeb/Sinai after the dramatic escape from Egypt; this is outlined at the end of the book of Exodus, and throughout the book of Numbers, and is a first Law for the observance of the people, toContinue reading “Reading through the book of Deuteronomy”
Commandments of love (Sunday III of Lent)
I would like to look at the readings this weekend very broadly. I shall give the usual introduction I give at our scripture-study hours. The problem mankind has had, from its very beginning, is its determination to ignore the direction or guidance of the God Who made it – the Shepherd King of hearts –Continue reading “Commandments of love (Sunday III of Lent)”
The Transfiguration of the Lord
This weekend by a coincidence, the feast day of the Transfiguration falls on the Sunday and, being a feast, ranks with the Sunday and is able to ride over the Sunday, filling our churches with white, a colour that is vividly described in the gospels by the men who heard first-hand descriptions (from the ApostlesContinue reading “The Transfiguration of the Lord”
