Unity, Diversity and Our Identity in Christ
Part 4 of 14
The Standard God sets for his people is one based on commandments to love.
A Shared Standard Lev 19, Deu 6.pdf
A Shared Standard Lev 19, Deu 6.mp3
Deuteronomy: Terms of the Covenant
These final sermons of Moses bring the Torah to a close.
The Bible is all connected. It’s a story that gives other stories meaning beyond themselves. It’s a huge story that ultimately includes us.
“We are the Lord’s slaves after having become the Lord’s freemen. He delivers us from the slavery of sin, and then he introduces us to his service. And lo, we find it so blessed that we insist on our ears being bored, and our being made his slaves forever. Now obedience is the slavery of love.” – R. M. Edgar
Love without fear would subvert his authority. Fear without love would make us gloomy and discouraged. Love and fear together make the walking, serving and keeping of God’s commandments a joy.
Judaism has no over-arching statement of faith, catechism or official creed. This passage from Deuteronomy, however, may be the closest thing it has of that variety. We might think of this as the core of a biblical system of belief.
Deuteronomy 6.4-9.pdf
