Nathan W. Bingham

I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. This week, the chairman of Ligonier Ministries, W. Robert Godfrey, has been teaching us about the warnings that Moses gave the Israelites at the end of Deuteronomy. But that means we jumped ahead to chapter 26. So I encourage you to request the complete 21-message series, Discovering Deuteronomy, so Dr. Godfrey can take you through the entire book.

I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. This week, the chairman of Ligonier Ministries, W. Robert Godfrey, has been teaching us about the warnings that Moses gave the Israelites at the end of Deuteronomy. But that means we jumped ahead to chapter 26. So I encourage you to request the complete 21-message series, Discovering Deuteronomy, so Dr. Godfrey can take you through the entire book.

Request your copy when you give a donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org, but be quick as this offer ends at midnight. Well, here's Dr. Godfrey to consider the words and warnings of Moses and their relationship with what Paul teaches in Romans 9 and 10.

Request your copy when you give a donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org, but be quick as this offer ends at midnight. Well, here's Dr. Godfrey to consider the words and warnings of Moses and their relationship with what Paul teaches in Romans 9 and 10.

Well, we're continuing to look at this section of warnings in which Moses is sort of pulling out all the stops to try to get the people to see the seriousness of the issues that are before them and to lead them to obedience and blessing rather than disobedience and curse.

Well, we're continuing to look at this section of warnings in which Moses is sort of pulling out all the stops to try to get the people to see the seriousness of the issues that are before them and to lead them to obedience and blessing rather than disobedience and curse.

And as he reviews the history of God's dealings with them to remind them of the mercies of God, the blessings of God that have attended them regularly as they left Egypt and came through the wilderness and are now on the verge of the Promised Land, But then there's a very interesting verse, verse 4.

And as he reviews the history of God's dealings with them to remind them of the mercies of God, the blessings of God that have attended them regularly as they left Egypt and came through the wilderness and are now on the verge of the Promised Land, But then there's a very interesting verse, verse 4.

Not that all verses aren't interesting, but some are a little more interesting to me than to others. And verse 4 says, as Moses is looking back over the history of God's relationship with this people, "...but to this day God has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear."

Not that all verses aren't interesting, but some are a little more interesting to me than to others. And verse 4 says, as Moses is looking back over the history of God's relationship with this people, "...but to this day God has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear."

This reminds us that there is a delicate interplay between God's sovereign purpose and plan and between human responsibility. We'll come back to look at that a little more later on. But you notice here God calls the people to faithfulness and obedience and then He reminds them that He's not given them a heart to be obedient yet.

This reminds us that there is a delicate interplay between God's sovereign purpose and plan and between human responsibility. We'll come back to look at that a little more later on. But you notice here God calls the people to faithfulness and obedience and then He reminds them that He's not given them a heart to be obedient yet.

And that reminds us that God's sovereign blessings are necessary for good to come But if He doesn't provide that blessing, it doesn't make us any less responsible. He needs to change us if we'll be better, but if we're not changed and not better, it's still our responsibility. We're the ones who plunged ourselves into sin. And some people will say, well, that doesn't make sense.

And that reminds us that God's sovereign blessings are necessary for good to come But if He doesn't provide that blessing, it doesn't make us any less responsible. He needs to change us if we'll be better, but if we're not changed and not better, it's still our responsibility. We're the ones who plunged ourselves into sin. And some people will say, well, that doesn't make sense.

And maybe it doesn't entirely make sense, but it's what God has revealed. And that should be our guide. I always find it an irony that some people accuse Calvinism of being a kind of logic-driven religion. And nothing could be farther from the truth. Calvinism is a Bible-driven religion. The Bible says we're responsible for our sins, and God must change us to escape from sin.

And maybe it doesn't entirely make sense, but it's what God has revealed. And that should be our guide. I always find it an irony that some people accuse Calvinism of being a kind of logic-driven religion. And nothing could be farther from the truth. Calvinism is a Bible-driven religion. The Bible says we're responsible for our sins, and God must change us to escape from sin.

And that maybe isn't entirely logical, but it's clearly what the Bible says over and over again. We'll come back to that to see it again even in a little more detail later. But then at verse 9, Moses says, therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them that you may prosper in all you do. There's the great call. Be faithful to the covenant.

And that maybe isn't entirely logical, but it's clearly what the Bible says over and over again. We'll come back to that to see it again even in a little more detail later. But then at verse 9, Moses says, therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them that you may prosper in all you do. There's the great call. Be faithful to the covenant.

And then warnings about what happens if you're not faithful. And one of those warnings I think is particularly intriguing down in verse 9. where he says to the people, "...beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit." Beware of letting grow up in your heart a rebellion against God that is poisonous and bitter.

And then warnings about what happens if you're not faithful. And one of those warnings I think is particularly intriguing down in verse 9. where he says to the people, "...beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit." Beware of letting grow up in your heart a rebellion against God that is poisonous and bitter.