• Romans 2:1-11
• God’s impartiality is seen in that He imparts sin to all men.
  • Romans 3:9-18, 23
• God is impartial in that He has provided a Savior for all.
  • I Timothy 2:4
  • Luke 19:10
• God is impartial in that He invited all to be saved.
• God is impartial in that He requires the same conditions of all.
  • John 6:24
  • Titus 2:11
  • Romans 1:16
  • Romans 11:26
  • Matthew 16:19; 18:18
• God is impartial in that He requires the same standard of conduct for all.
  • Galatians 6:14
  • What’s involved in being a new creature?
    • Romans 6:3 – now in Christ
    • Romans 5:17
    • A new worship
    • A new way of life – Romans 6:4
    • New obligations – Ephesians 5:25-26
    • A new concern for compassion

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• Not all dancing is necessarily sinful
  • Exodus 15:20-21
  • Judges 11:34
  • II Samuel 6:4 (I Chronicles 15:27, 29)
  • Psalms 149:3; 150:4
• The real problem is lust
  • I John 2:15-17
  • Matthew 5:27-28
  • Mark 6:21-22
  • Galatians 5:19-21
  • Ephesians 5:5-6
  • Colossians 3:5-6
  • I Peter 2:11-12; 4:1-4
• Why am I not going to the dance?
  • Because it will help me train my eyes and heart to be pure.
• Take-aways for parents
  • We must use the Bible as our guide (Mark 7:1-8)
  • Beware of hypocrisy!
• Take-aways for young people
  • Please be patient with us – we’re trying to make wise decisions (Hebrews 12:9-11)
  • Your job is to obey and honor us (Ephesians 6:1-3)

• Exodus 21-24
• The covenant is ratified (Exodus 24)
  • Ratifying the covenant
    • Moses recites all the laws; the people agree (Exodus 24:3)
    • Moses writes down all the laws – Exodus 20-23 (Exodus 24:3)
    • Offerings are made on a special altar (Exodus 24:4-5)
    • Moses uses the blood from the offerings
      • Half sprinkled on altar (Exodus 24:6)
      • Half sprinkled on people (Exodus 24:8)
    • Moses reads all the laws; they agree again (Exodus 24:7)
    • 74 representatives see God, then feast (Exodus 24:9-11)
  • The importance of blood in the process
    • Exodus 24:8
    • I Corinthians 11:25
    • Hebrews 9:18-23
    • The old covenant tabernacle is not a parallel to a modern church building. Instead the tabernacle is a parallel to the real temple that exists in heaven and was inaugurated by the blood of Jesus Himself.
  • The Promised Land (Exodus 23:20-33)
    • God was ready to bless them, but many lost faith in the promises. Let us not repeat their mistakes! Hebrews 3:16-19
  • Slavery (Exodus 21:2-11)
    • Slavery was a reality in Bible times. Sometimes, people found themselves destitute and their only option to repay debts was slavery.
    • Under the Old Covenant, God put a number of protections in place to protect slaves.
    • Leviticus 19:9-10
    • Deuteronomy 15:7-18
    • Slavery was to be a temporary condition that ended well for the slave.
    • Colossians 4:1
  • “A woman with child” (Exodus 21:22-25)
    • God’s laws here protect the life of the mother and unborn child.
    • God’s protection of the baby still in the womb shows that an unborn child was already considered a life.
  • Exodus 21:28 – Laws about a goring ox.
  • Exodus 23:19 – possibly an anti-Canaanite law?

• II Corinthians 12:1-21
• II Corinthians 12:7 – It’s not known exactly what this “thorn in the flesh” was. Whatever it was, it was specifically given to Paul to keep him from exalting himself.
• II Corinthians 12:10 – When man recognizes his nothingness and God’s power, then he is strong.
• II Corinthians 12:21 – If they had not repented by the time Paul arrived, he was threatening to be bold in his rebuke of them.

• Deuteronomy 6:10-15
• Love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:39)
  • Galatians 5:13-14; 6:1-2
  • I Thessalonians 5:14
  • Acts 20:17-38
  • Social media has made us less social!
• Delight in the law of the Lord (Psalms 1:2)
  • Genesis 6:5-6
  • John 12:42-43
  • Psalms 1:1-3
  • Job 23:12
  • I Peter 2:1-3 – Long for the pure milk of God’s word!