The law is God’s standard of holiness and righteousness, and violation of that law is sin. “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4, NKJV). And because we all have violated that law—“but the Scripture has confined all under sin” (Gal. 3:22, NKJV)—it’s only God’s grace that can save us. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Eph. 2:8, NKJV).
The first three chapters of Deuteronomy was basically a history lesson, reminding the people of what they had been through up to that point. By the time we get to chapter 4, the history lesson shifts more into a sermonic mode. The recounting of events wasn’t just for history buffs; instead, it served a purpose, showing the people the power and grace of God working among them, and that even though they messed up, the Lord was still going to honor His covenant with them.
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these’ ” (Mark 12:31, NKJV). No commandment greater than these? Jesus linked love for God and love for one’s neighbor into one commandment, and that commandment was the greatest of all.
The member Choirs of the Ghanaian Seventh-Day Adventist Churches in North America now form a body with the view of fostering the unity of purposes, to promote, improve, develop and maintain the use of sacred music and ensure that all music rendition in the churches is decently done in order and with all reverence to God. The NAGAU adopted its first constitution and by-laws at the 2021 NAGACU Virtual Convention.
This week we will look at the idea of the covenant as expressed in the book of Deuteronomy, where the covenant and all that it entails is made manifest.
In conjunction with Breath of Life Television Ministries and Adventist World Radio (AWR), we will have major evangelistic campaigns in Houston, TX from October 23 through November 6. Yours truly, Dr. Carlton P. Byrd, will preach the word of God for our English campaign, and Pastor Eddie Canales of AWR will preach the word of God for our Spanish campaign!
Sabbath School will begin at 10:00 am and will feature the Youth Ministries Department of our conference and the music ministry of the Southwestern Adventist University Singers. At 11:00 am, the Divine Worship Experience will commence.
Prof. Pastor Daniel Kwame Bediako, Vice Chancellor, Valley View University, voted as Associate Director of Biblical Research Institute at General Conference of SDA Church.
