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The Bible readings for Thursday 23 and Friday 24 August are -- Deut 11:1-12:19; Ps 41:7-13; Pr 10:18-21; Lk 7:36-8:3.
Labels: love, obedience/disobedience, sacrifice, worship
posted by Ps John @ 10:40 PM
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Hi and welcome. Ashfield Baptist Church is a "caring community church sharing God's love". We are very diverse in our nationalities, backgrounds and ages, but united in our desire to grow spiritually and to reach out and help others. Our vision is "to be a body of Christ-like people living out the great commandment and the great commission in the Holy Spirit's power". This blog is mainly for people connected with Ashfield Baptist Church. It has been set up as an "info & chat space" as we start the "THRU IN 2" challenge. This is our program for reading the Bible right through during 2007 & 2008. Many are using the Every Day With Jesus Bible which also has daily devotions from Selwyn Hughes. As we read through the Bible together over these two years, we can use this blog to share insights, stories, reflections, questions etc. The goal is to grow spiritually together. So leave your comments. Together we can help each other grow. Blessings. Ps John. To leave a comment about the readings for a particular day, or to view the comments of others, just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post.
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There was a clear choice facing the Israelites -- once in the Promised Land, they could obey and be blessed or disobey and be cursed (Deut 11:26-29). The blessings and cursings were very temporal ones relating to such things as the land, rain, harvests and enemies. We need to be careful about how we apply this aspect of Deuteronomic theology to our situations today. Applying it too mechanistically can lead to the errors of "Prosperity Doctrine". (Compare the theology of Job.) Not applying it at all means we miss the warnings about rejecting God's ways and forfeiting eternal blessing.
We are to obey, love and worship God (11:13). Everyone doing whatever seems right in their own eyes (as appealing as it might be to post-moderns) is condemned (12:8). If you were an Israelite, worship included bringing "burnt offerings, sacrifices, offerings of the tenth, personal contributions, and all your choice offerings you vow to the LORD" (11:11). Quite a list! There are subtle and technical differences between the different offerings, but one thing stands out. They were to give generously to their God as part of their worship.
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