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“I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” (John 17:23) In our earthly lives, we will at times falter in the battlefields of conflict. We may find ourselves raising …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook, I spoke about the Ninth and Tenth Commandments from Exodus 20:16-17 in a message entitled "The Neighbor." I came across an interesting quotation from Martin Luther about the Ninth Commandment: Knowledge of sin does not entail the right to judge it. I may see and hear that my neighbor sins, but to make him …
We concluded our series on the Ten Commandments, "Chiseled," this weekend at Eastbrook Church by looking at the ninth and tenth commandments from Exodus 20:16-17. Many commentators divide the Ten Commandments into two categories: 1) those dealing more with how we relate to God and 2) those dealing more with how we relate to others. Strictly speaking, the …
Matthew Erickson 