God delights to see His people rejoice in what He has provided.
God warned Israel, "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it" (Ex. 20:25). To pollute something is to make it ordinary. God insists that any approach crafted by human ingenuity will produce a worship system just like all the pagan systems in the world. In other words, it will be common or profane - just like everyone else's paganism.
By definition, if man contributes anything toward acceptance by God, he loses everything. God expects man to be the recipient, not the originator. Jesus paid it all, not 99% of it. Paul wrote, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast"
We dare not trim stones to make God an altar, for if we do we ruin everything. We would spend time bringing people to the altar and saying, "Look at those beautiful stones we trimmed!" We merely need to accept the work that God has done for us in Christ. The object of His restrictions is to help us see how wonderful He is and to spend the rest of our lives rendering true worship to Him.
Theological error is the most pernicious of errors; it strikes at man's center and separates him from his Creator and Redeemer. God insisted not only that Israelites should judge their own hearts and cast aside falsehood about Him but that they should also confront it wherever it emerged.
Truth can be attested by the supernatural, but so can falsehood.
Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given.
A good memory is one of the most precious assets of spiritual living.
In God's pattern of justice, He takes the risk of the guilty going free but not the innocent being punished.
Those who serve God in vocational ministry must learn to trust Him for their daily needs before they can encourage others to do so.
Intimacy with God is to be preferred above material wealth.
God realizes His people need protection from the pains and heartaches of the world.
The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.
The faithfulness of God in the past fortifies believers for future challenges.
Courage is the most fundamental of all virtues.
The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others.
God wants believers to take an interest in the well-being of the society in which they live.
Protection of human life can be costly; but so is the neglect of that protection.
Sometimes believers are hampered in their public effectiveness by limitations that are no fault of their own.
God is able to transform the hostile intentions of wicked people into blessings for His people.
God is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous.
Christians must allow no unclean thing to interfere with a harmonious relationship with Christ.
The health of marriage and the health of society are bound together; as one goes, so goes the other.
Individual believers are not to usurp the role of civil government and judge people who are offensive.
Christians should be among those who speak loudest in defense of civil liberties and the protection of the weak.
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