Romans 13 – Wait a Minute! Wasn’t that Written in Pre-Christian Rome?!

History as Your Context for Judging

“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.” Proverbs 25:26, KJV.

“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?” Psalm 82:2, KJV.

“They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.” Proverbs 28:4, KJV.

“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.” Proverbs 17:15, KJV.

“He that saith unto the wicked, ‘Thou art righteous;’ him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:” Proverbs 24:24, KJV.

“Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?” Psalm 94:20, KJV.

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Covenant Aspects to Leviticus 18:1-5 & Deuteronomy 1:13-18 – Post 2

Covenant Aspects to Leviticus & Deuteronomy

Ray Sutton in That You May Prosper claims the following: “So, That You May Prosper has two parts: covenant and dominion. My primary purpose in the ‘covenant’ section is to define the covenant. The Book of Deuteronomy is a model, a place where all of its parts can clearly be seen. Deuteronomy IS to the covenant what Romans is to systematic theology. But how do we know Deuteronomy is a covenant? Moses says, “He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments [Words]” (Deut. 4:13).

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