In the morning, we looked at 1 John 2:28-3:3. Here John reminds us of the great love with which the Father has loved us. Though we were unlovely, he chose to love us. By the sending of his Son to die for our sins, we have been reckoned righteous in his sight. Yet, our God has not stopped here: he has continued to pour out his love for us in calling us his children and in making us fellow heirs with Jesus Christ. Of course, being a child of God has concomitant responsibilities: now that we are God's children we must act like it.
In the evening, we looked at Deuteronomy 17:14-20. Moses dictates a variety of requirements for kings, which we interpreted as: relying on God's power, not technology; relying on God's presence, not alliances; and relying on God's providence, not money. Of course, we may have to use technology, form alliances and we certainly need money. Yet we must not rely upon these things as though they were what provided security and salvation. In addition, we saw the importance of the law for the king and how the king was really more of a steward than a "king like all the other nations." Of course, any talk of kings draws our mind towards our great and perfect king, Jesus himself and so we considered how Jesus fulfills the requirements of a king in this section of Scripture.
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