The passage we are to consider this morning is at the heart of our Lord’s Farewell
Discourse as found in John 13:31-16:33. It was some of the last things Jesus had to say
to His disciples before He returned to be with the Father in Glory. I reckon Jesus
knowing that He was soon to depart had some pretty important things to say in this
last discourse, and so I thought it well for us to consider something that I believe was
very important in our Lord’s mind. Jesus is here having a final meal with His disciples.
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Thus far we have defined what adultery is and we have looked at adultery from the perspective that marriage is a covenant. That sets the stage for our further study this morning, and I invite you to come along with me once again, as we look to God for grace and mercy as His Spirit teaches us all things concerning the truth.
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We come this morning for the first time to the Seventh Commandment. A
commandment containing far-reaching implications. A commandment that speaks to
an epidemic that holds our culture in its vicious clutches. A sin that destroys marriages,
that ruins children in the covenant family, that disrupts society, yet sadly is largely no
longer frowned upon. A sin from God’s perspective; a convenience and a pleasure
from mans’.
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The book of Ruth tells of a young Moabite widow who, out of love for her widowed Israelite mother-in-law, abandoned her own culture, declaring, “Your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (1:16). Though she was destitute and needing to rely on the kindness of others, Ruth’s disposition and character captured the attention of Boaz, a close relative of her deceased husband. Boaz fulfilled the role of kinsman-redeemer and took Ruth as his wife. Ruth serves as a wonderful example of God’s providential care of His people, and of His willingness to accept Gentiles who seek Him. Ruth was an ancestor of Christ, and that effectively is what this redemptive story points us to.
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We find ourselves this morning for the second time in one of the most intense recordings
in Mark’s Gospel pertaining to opposition arising against Christ in His Ministry. We see in
this context how Christ had been reviled by family members and blasphemed by
members of the Scribes of the Pharisees. First, they called Him insane and after that, they
accused him of being possessed by Satan himself and doing all His “so-called miracles”
by the power of the prince of darkness.
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