Robert Rayburn – Faith Presbyterian Church
of Tacoma, in a sermon ‘Faith before Works’ from Deuteronomy 1:1-46
I think it is entirely fair to liken Deuteronomy to Romans in the NT, even to call it the Romans of the OT.
- It is chock full of the great themes of Holy Scripture.
- It is a book which, in some ways even more comprehensively than Romans or any of the letters of Paul, puts flesh and blood on the Bible’s doctrines of salvation and the Christian’s life in the world.
- It is a wonderfully down to earth and practical book, with counsel for us about both the very large and the smaller but still important issues and questions of life.
- It addresses itself both to private matters such as the inner conflicts of the believing soul, the way of faith under trial, marriage and family, and to such public and corporate issues as right worship and the proper stewardship of the environment.
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