Life In the Spirit

What we believe is important because what we believe influences our actions. What we believe about the Scriptures are of extreme importance. If we believe the scriptures are inspired and authoritative, then we ought to live accordingly by faith with the help of the Holy Spirit.

The spiritual principle behind the tenth commandment is contentment. 

The spiritual principle of the ninth commandment to be lived out under grace, and with the help of the Holy Spirit is honesty. 

The spiritual principle behind the eight commandment is trust. God does want us to take what doesn't belong to us, He wants us to trust Him to provide for us.

The relational principle behind the eight commandment is intimacy. God wants to have a close relationship with us and desires that we have an intimate relationship with our spouse. 

God has commanded us not murder one another, and the spiritual principle behind the commandment is love. How do we love and forgive people who do cruel and harmful things ? How do we love our neighbor as ourselves when our neighbor is difficult to love? 

The spiritual principle shared in the fifth commandment is honor. How do we honor people who do dishonorable things? Why does God as us to honor people in a fallen world? Honor is also connected to faith. If we learn to honor people who are in authority or where honor is due, it can help us to grow in our faith.

The spiritual principle behind the fourth commandment is rest. God wants us to rest so that we can be fully present with Him, our spouse, and our families. If we are over worked and over stressed, we will never be fully present and enjoy life as God intended.

God didn't give us the Ten Commandments as list of do's and don'ts that make it difficult for us to know Him. Under grace and with the help of the Holy Spirit we can fulfill the righteousness of the commandments and draw closer to God. In this message we are focusing on the spiritual principle revealed in the fourth commandment, which deals with reverence and humility.

The Ten Commandments were given to us for the purpose of relationship. Under grace we can draw closer to God by observing the commandments which reveal His nature. In this third message of the series we are looking at the spiritual principle revealed through the second commandment.