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Do Not Be Unequally Yoked
Read: Malachi 2:10-16 Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves, by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. (v. 11, NIV)
Crime and Punishment
Ever heard this maxim: "You do the crime, you do the time"? Of course you have; it is part of the foundation of any law-abiding society. Criminals must be punished, and the punishment must fit the crime.
What's So Bad about Coveting?
"I plead guilty, your honor. I have desperately wanted my neighbor's new SUV ever since he got it, and I have been miserable to live with. What's my sentence?"
Burial and Resurrection by Baptism
Some of the oldest baptistries unearthed by archaeologists in the Near East have steps leading down into a pool of water and steps leading back out. In the early church baptism was a sort of death and resurrection experiencegoing down into a watery grave and emerging alive on the other side.