How do you view the law of God?
Many view God’s law as a threat. They say:
But there's another way of looking at the law that changes our view of it from a threat to a friend, from an expression of malice to an expression of love.
Here are four ways we see God's love in God's law in Exodus 20.
GOD'S LOVE LIBERATES US (1-2)
God’s law starts with God’s salvation, not our obedience.
God’s liberating love liberates our love.
But then God spoils it all with laws?
GOD'S LOVE LONGS FOR US (3-11)
The first four commandments express God’s longing for us.
God longs for us more than for our obedience.
But what about the other commandments?
GOD'S LOVE LOOKS AFTER US (12-17)
Commandments 5-10 express God’s care for us.
God’s laws reveal God’s love.
So why all the details?
GOD'S LOVE LIMITS US (18-26)
God then moves from boundaries for everyday life to boundaries for church life.
A love without limits is a limited love.
Do you see how limits can be loving too?
LIVING THE BIBLE
Do you still view the law as a threat? Do you now see the love of God in the law of God?
God's love (1) Liberates us; (2) Longs for us; (3) Looks after us; (4) Limits us
Love God's law as an expression of God's love.
This episode of Living the Bible lines up with Expedition 7: Day 2 in Exploring the Bible Together: A 52-Week Family Worship Plan and Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids. You can catch up with previous episodes of the Living the Bible podcast here or subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcast.
How do you view the law of God?
Many view God’s law as a threat. They say:
But there's another way of looking at the law that changes our view of it from a threat to a friend, from an expression of malice to an expression of love.
Here are four ways we see God's love in God's law in Exodus 20.
GOD'S LOVE LIBERATES US (1-2)
God’s law starts with God’s salvation, not our obedience.
God’s liberating love liberates our love.
But then God spoils it all with laws?
GOD'S LOVE LONGS FOR US (3-11)
The first four commandments express God’s longing for us.
God longs for us more than for our obedience.
But what about the other commandments?
GOD'S LOVE LOOKS AFTER US (12-17)
Commandments 5-10 express God’s care for us.
God’s laws reveal God’s love.
So why all the details?
GOD'S LOVE LIMITS US (18-26)
God then moves from boundaries for everyday life to boundaries for church life.
A love without limits is a limited love.
Do you see how limits can be loving too?
LIVING THE BIBLE
Do you still view the law as a threat? Do you now see the love of God in the law of God?
God's love (1) Liberates us; (2) Longs for us; (3) Looks after us; (4) Limits us
Love God's law as an expression of God's love.
This episode of Living the Bible lines up with Expedition 7: Day 2 in Exploring the Bible Together: A 52-Week Family Worship Plan and Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids. You can catch up with previous episodes of the Living the Bible podcast here or subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcast.