From the CANON on this blog:
How the
worship of Baal breaks the Ten Commandments
10. Thou shalt not covet.
This is what causes Tyrants and their
subjects to violate all the other commandments.
The Tyrants covet, and their resulting actions cause their subjects to
covet.
Solutions
1. God
is omnipotent and therefore can solve any problem. He may choose to use the solutions listed
below, but he often provides in ways you could have never imagined. The poor should cry out to God for help,
rather than depending on Baal.
Salvation Verses
Jesus
told him, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
John 14:6
From today’s scripture reading:
Once you were dead, doomed forever because of
your many sins. You used to live just
like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of
the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who
refuse to obey God. All of us used to
live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were
born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone
else.
Ephesians
2:1-3
From today’s devotional:
Followers of Christ
know the importance of being saved, but the world sees no need for rescue.
Let’s think about some key truths regarding man’s need for salvation.
Those who don’t have
a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus are:
Spiritually
dead. Many people don’t realize
that there are three kinds of death—physical, eternal, and spiritual. Eternal
death comes at the end of the age, when all those who have refused Jesus as
Savior are cast away from God permanently (Matthew 25:41). Spiritual death occurred
in the Garden of Eden. Disobedience severed Adam and Eve’s intimate connection
to God and caused all of their descendants to be spiritually detached from Him
(Romans 5:12).
We’re born as “dead” people in need of new life.
Living a
life of sin. Our nature is to
rebel against God, and that’s called sin. Over and over, we choose
what pleases us, not Him. We’re enslaved to sin (John 8:34),
and any effort to free ourselves from its power is in vain. We need someone to
rescue us.
Under divine
wrath. Because of our
disobedience, we are under God’s judgment, awaiting punishment. All efforts to
earn His approval and escape our sentence are insufficient. Sinful man has
nothing acceptable to offer holy God. Our only hope of escape is for someone
else to take our penalty.
The good news is
that the Lord has provided a way for all to pass from spiritual death to life,
from the bondage of sin into freedom, and from condemnation to intimacy with
Him. Jesus Christ alone is the way (John 14:6),
and He meets our every need.
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