The Ten Commandments

Posted on 24 December 2018 by Kevin DeYoung

The Ten Commandments were foundational to the lives of the ancient Israelites, but many Christians don t know how the list relates to their lives today Are they still relevant If so, which rules still apply What do these commands mean in light of God s grace and mercy shown in Jesus In this book, Kevin DeYoung delivers critical truth about God s Ten Commandments as he makes clear what they are, why we should know them, and how we should apply them Revealing the timelessness and goodness of God s ancient commands, this accessible and important book helps readers know, obey, and delight in God s law and everything it means for their lives today. New Download The Ten Commandments [ author ] Kevin DeYoung [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Ask anyone if they are familiar with the Ten Commandments and the answer will be in the affirmative But ask that same person to recite the ten commandments by memory The results will not be as encouraging, even among professing Christians.Kevin DeYoung devotes his latest book, The Ten Commandments to explaining and exploring these ten imperatives The subtitle describes the essence of the book What They Mean, Why They Matter, and Why We Should Obey Them.DeYoung carefully guides readers throug Ask anyone if they are familiar with the Ten Commandments and the answer will ... This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader. My initial thought when I saw this book was do we need another popular level work on The Ten Commandments We ve got so many already, like Ryken s Written in Stone, Horton s The Law of Perfect Freedom, Packer s Growing in Christ We ve got Douma s, Watson s and Durham s newly republished on the heavier end of the spectrum, too Why bring out a new book by DeYoung Still, I was intrigued, so I requested a copy.Not too surprisingly, I m This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader. My initial thought when I saw this book was do we need another popular level work on The Ten Commandments We ve got so many already, like Ryken s Written in Stone, Horton s The Law of Perfect Freedom, Packer s Growing in Christ We ve got Douma s, Watson s and Durham s newly republished on the heavier end of the spectrum, too Why bring out a new book by DeYoung Still, I was intrigued, so I requested a copy.Not too surprisingly, I m glad I did This is typical DeYoung a strong, affectionate, orthodox take on the Law delivered in a very accessible and affable manner He made me think, he made me reconsider a thing or two...I received this book from Crossway through Netgalley All opinions are my own I thought Kevin DeYoung dug into each of the Ten Commandments in a way that exposed sin and left me evengrateful for the Gospel I app...There are other useful treatments of the ten commands available see Packer, Douma, Ryken, etc , yet DeYoung s is a welcome addition to the pile His chapters are quite sermonic, as I believe the source of the material was his previous pulpit ministry He relies a lot on the Heidelberg Catechism s answers on the ten commandments, rarely turning to Westminster sthorough answers DeYoung does a good job of drawing out the implications of the various commandments, although he relies less on There are other useful treatments of the ten commands available see Packer, Douma, Ryken, etc , yet DeYoung s is a welcome addition to the pile His chapters are quite sermonic, as I believe the source of the material was his previous pulpit ministry He relies a lot on the Heidelberg Catechism s answers on the ten commandments, rarely turning to Westminster sthorough answers DeYoung does a good job of drawing out the implications of the various commandments, although he relies less on Christ s treatments in the Sermon on the Mount than one might think.All of the chapters were thought provoking Let me provide an excellent example from his discussion of the third commandment If we use the name of God to ascribe ...I had listened to Kevin DeYoung preach through the 10 Commandments as a part of his series in Exodus and had found these sermons to be hugely helpful and so I was thrilled to find out that a book was coming out While the book is essentially his sermons in book form which is sometimes really obvious in a funny way they are no less helpful or enjoyable than when I listened to them The purchase price of the book is worth it for the chapter on the 9th commandment alone which is super convicting I had listened to Kevin DeYoung preach through the 10 Commandments as a part of his series in Exodus and had found these sermons to be hugely helpful and so I was thrilled to find out that a book was coming out While the book is essentially his sermons in book form which is sometimes really obvious in a funny way they are no less helpful or enjoyable than when I listened to them The ...Excerpt here Video here.

24 December 2018

Kevin DeYoung