The revelation which we have of the will of God
is much wider than the rules and regulations contained
in the books from Exodus to Deuteronomy.
The believer today, seeking discernment, would seek for
"the will of God" rather than "the law". although of course
"the Law" is the will of God.
The whole history of Israel may be quoted to make ethical points.
The Psalms allude to the Pentateuch to fill psalm singers with
revelation of the will of God.
For those who have become aware of social, political, and moral
corruption today, meditation on psalm 14 offers aids to discernment.
By referring to the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, The tower of Babel,
the golden calf and the turning aside of God,s people, we can appreciate
that there are historical precedents for all that is happening today.
Genesis 6:12 ESV
And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh
had corrupted their way on the earth.
In psalm 14 : 2-3 we find the same ideas and terminology.
Psalm 14 ESV
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of men,
to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside ; together they have become corrupt;
"hishit" ....."corrupt" occurs in psalm 14:1, 53:1 and Genesis 6:12-13.
Exodus 32:7 & 8 ESV
7 And the LORD said to Moses "Go down, for your people whom
you have brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way I commanded them
They have made themselves a golden calf.........
We do not have to wait to read or hear a hand written copy of the bible
read out in Hebrew, Greek or Latin. Excellent translations of the bible
are available in many languages on the internet.but;-
God has not stopped revealing himself to those who "seek after God"
The printed word has allowed "the children of man" from every generation
to share with us the revelation and inspiration which has illuminated their lives.
Those who "seek to understand " in our generation may be encouraged by;-
Ruth, Hannah, David, Paul, Clement of Rome, Iranaeus of Lyons,
Anthony of Egypt, John Cassian, Patrick, Benedict, Columbanus,
the Venerable Bede, Alcuin, Anselm, Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas Aquinas,
Meister Eckhart, Catherine of Siena, Thomas a Kempis, Albrecht Durer,
Ignatious of Loyola, Theresa of Avila, John Cosin, Brother Lawrence,
Jean Pierre de Caussade, Charles Wesley, John Newton, Theresa of Lisieux,
Elizabeth of the Trinity, Thomas Merton, Brother Roger of Taize,and by
Carey Landry and by one another in the body of Christ.
1st JOHN 1:7 ESV
..if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
is much wider than the rules and regulations contained
in the books from Exodus to Deuteronomy.
The believer today, seeking discernment, would seek for
"the will of God" rather than "the law". although of course
"the Law" is the will of God.
The whole history of Israel may be quoted to make ethical points.
The Psalms allude to the Pentateuch to fill psalm singers with
revelation of the will of God.
For those who have become aware of social, political, and moral
corruption today, meditation on psalm 14 offers aids to discernment.
By referring to the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, The tower of Babel,
the golden calf and the turning aside of God,s people, we can appreciate
that there are historical precedents for all that is happening today.
Genesis 6:12 ESV
And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh
had corrupted their way on the earth.
In psalm 14 : 2-3 we find the same ideas and terminology.
Psalm 14 ESV
2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of men,
to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
3 They have all turned aside ; together they have become corrupt;
"hishit" ....."corrupt" occurs in psalm 14:1, 53:1 and Genesis 6:12-13.
Exodus 32:7 & 8 ESV
7 And the LORD said to Moses "Go down, for your people whom
you have brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way I commanded them
They have made themselves a golden calf.........
We do not have to wait to read or hear a hand written copy of the bible
read out in Hebrew, Greek or Latin. Excellent translations of the bible
are available in many languages on the internet.but;-
God has not stopped revealing himself to those who "seek after God"
The printed word has allowed "the children of man" from every generation
to share with us the revelation and inspiration which has illuminated their lives.
Those who "seek to understand " in our generation may be encouraged by;-
Ruth, Hannah, David, Paul, Clement of Rome, Iranaeus of Lyons,
Anthony of Egypt, John Cassian, Patrick, Benedict, Columbanus,
the Venerable Bede, Alcuin, Anselm, Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas Aquinas,
Meister Eckhart, Catherine of Siena, Thomas a Kempis, Albrecht Durer,
Ignatious of Loyola, Theresa of Avila, John Cosin, Brother Lawrence,
Jean Pierre de Caussade, Charles Wesley, John Newton, Theresa of Lisieux,
Elizabeth of the Trinity, Thomas Merton, Brother Roger of Taize,and by
Carey Landry and by one another in the body of Christ.
1st JOHN 1:7 ESV
..if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
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