¿Odias a tu hermano?
Category: The Law of God
Hate your brother?
“Behold, thy Son! … Behold, thy Mother!”
John 19:25-27, “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”
This sermon was preached at our last observance of the Lord’s Supper on August 3, 2025. To learn more about the historic, Reformed and Presbyterian practice of Communion, listen to the final three messages of this series.
El Segundo Mandamiento
P. 107. ¿Cuál es el segundo mandamiento?
R. El segundo mandamiento es: No te harás imagen, ni ninguna semejanza de cosa que esté arriba en el cielo, ni abajo en la tierra, ni en las aguas debajo de la tierra: no te inclinarás a ellas, ni las honrarás; porque yo soy Jehová tu Dios, fuerte, celoso, que visita la maldad de los padres sobre los hijos, sobre los terceros y sobre los cuartos, a los que me aborrecen, y que hace misericordia a millares a los que me aman, y guardan mis mandamientos.[1]
[1] Éxodo 20:4-6
Continue reading “El Segundo Mandamiento”The Second Commandment
Q. 107. Which is the second commandment?
A. The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
How did New Englanders worship in the 1600s?
Navidad: ¿Celebrarla o Abolirla? / Christmas: Keep or Cut?
“The Goodness of the Law”
“Oh how I love your law!” (Ps. 119:97). What a strange statement of affection. Why would anyone direct his love toward the law of God? The law limits our choices, restricts our freedom, torments our consciences, and pushes us down with a mighty weight that cannot be overcome, and yet the psalmist declares his affection for the law in passionate terms. He calls the law sweeter than honey to his mouth (Ps. 119:3).
What is it about the law of God that can provoke such affection? In the first place, the law is not an abstract set of rules and regulations. The law reflects the will of the Lawgiver, and in that regard it is intensely personal. The law reflects to the creature the perfect will of the Creator and at the same time reveals the character of that being whose law it is. The law of God proceeds from God’s being and reflects His character. When the psalmist speaks of his affection for the law, he makes no division between the law of God and the Word of God. Just as the Christian loves the Word of God, so we ought to love the law of God, for the Word of God is indeed the law of God.
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