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The God Who Is “Long of Nose” - Institute in Basic Life Principles Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now” (Numbers 14:17–19) Moses used the very same idiom that God had revealed to him at Mount Sinai: “Jehovah is ‘long of nose ’”
Applying the Character Quality of Discernment Discernment is the ability to distinguish between good and evil, in order to make wise decisions When God told Solomon to ask for anything he wanted, Solomon asked for discernment
Applying the Character Quality of Truthfulness Truth cleanses us of iniquity “By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil” (Proverbs 16:6) Lust and addictions hold many in bondage This bondage comes from a spirit of uncleanness The first step of purging is crying out to God for mercy
How We Can Know That We Know Jesus - Institute in Basic Life Principles The latter is iniquity; the former is a manifestation of knowing Jesus and His love Are our works motivated by the love of God that we have received and experienced, or are we doing good deeds from a sense of religious obligation in an attempt to earn God’s favor? How do we know if we know Jesus?
“Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness” - Institute in Basic Life . . . This month, we will examine numerous passages in both the Old and New Testaments that pertain to the ninth commandment Today we will carefully consider the wording of this specific commandment The wording of the ninth commandment in Exodus 20:16 reads this way: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour ” In the parallel passage in Deuteronomy 5:20, the wording is
Perfectly Perfect - Institute in Basic Life Principles Near the beginning of the song, Moses proclaimed, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he” (Deuteronomy 32:4) When Moses wrote of God that “his work is perfect,” the patriarch proclaimed that God is complete and whole in all of His character and doings
Applying the Character Quality of Thoroughness Thoroughness is carrying out each task in preparation for God’s personal inspection and approval When David prayed, “Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:2), he used the Hebrew word rabah, which is translated 74 times in Scripture as multiply He was asking God to cleanse him over and over so that there would be no trace of sin or iniquity left in
The Good Man - Institute in Basic Life Principles What makes the difference between these seemingly contradictory texts? Why would Paul turn from saying that there is none that doeth good and then give such a high commendation of goodness in the lives of the Roman believers? The difference is the transforming power of the Holy Spirit Goodness is included in the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in both Galatians 5:22 and Ephesians 5:9
What does it mean to “cry out” to God? - Institute in Basic Life . . . If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me” (Psalm 66:17–20)
“They Have Removed Their Heart Far from Me” - Institute in Basic . . . He calls Israel a “sinful nation,” “a people laden with iniquity,” and “children that are corrupters”; furthermore, Isaiah indicated that “they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward” (Isaiah 1:4)