Behind and implied by the second commandment is this “regulative principle of worship,” which is taught all throughout the Holy Scriptures. Listen to see how and where.
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The Ten Commandments | part 13: second commandment & the regulative principle
Running time: 15:41
Aug 12
The Ten Commandments | part 12: second commandment & the regulative principle
Running time: 16:31
Though the “regulative principle of worship” may be an odd or unfamiliar phrase, we hope you’ll come to undertsand and accept it as a good label for the second commandment’s authoritative import regarding worship.
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Aug 1
The Ten Commandments | part 11: second commandment & images
Running time: 14:43
The Jesus statues and crucifixes of the Roman Catholics, and the Jesus pictures in children’s Bibles of the Evangelicals, are a testimony to our thinking we are wiser than God. We are trying to re-make Jesus in our own image in gross violation of the second commandment.
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Jul 15
The Ten Commandments | part 10: second commandment
Running time: 11:48
The first commandment forbids worship of any false god, and now the second commandment forbids any false worship of the true God. This distinction lays the foundation for the practical application of the second commandment in our lives.
Jul 9
The Ten Commandments | part 9: first commandment
Running time: 10:25
At last, the commandments. God requires in the first commandment not only that He be exclusively acknowledged, but also that we give all of our very selves to Him alone.
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