Hi John,
Amy and I have been listening to the tape series you recorded on the Law of Moses years ago.
Last night we started the part where you break down the 3 different types of commandments given by God in the Law (Moral, Civil, and Ceremonial), as well as the 3 different “time zones” (before the Law, during the Law, and after the Law). I remember learning about these things several years ago, and how clear, and simple, and how perfectly it made sense the way God has dealt with mankind through the ages.
One of the things that stood out to me last night went right along with what you were telling the parents on Christmas Eve – to spend time with their children, teaching them the Bible and talking about the stories in the Bible – not just once or twice, but continually, until they LEARN them and understand them. One of the examples you gave in your teaching series on the law was how teaching your children the ways of the Lord is a MORAL COMMANDMENT. And then you demonstrated how we know this by giving the scripture references for this commandment before the Law was given, during the Law, and after. They are:
Genesis 18:17-19 And the Lord said, shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt teach them [God’s commandments] diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Ephesians 6:4 And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.“
I have really been enjoying listening to th e Law Series again, and reading through the Law. I love it when, like you said recently in a meeting, you come across a commandment of God in the Law, and it just FEELS right, even if you don’t know the details of exactly why God commanded certain things.
Vince