•    we appreciate truth, right standards, fair play

GENERAL REVELATION: GETTING YOUR ATTENTION

•    heavens declare God’s glory / handiwork – not gods themselves, or determining our destiny
•    voice / words / speech to whole world, make people accountable
•    people rejected God, exchanged His glory for manmade images
•    sun like champion running course – rejoicing in its role

SPECIAL REVELATION: SPECIFICS FROM THE BOSS

•    Yahweh’s law “torah”: positive helpful instruction
•    Jesus - practice and teach commands if would be “great”
•    trustworthy, right, precious, sweet
•    makes wise, brings reward

WHAT THE LAW CAN’T DO: FROM SUPERVISED TO SPIRIT-LED

•    Christ criticized strict legalism of Pharisees
•    yearning to be innocent of hidden faults and willful sins: need Redeemer
•    Gamaliel’s student Saul faultless in legalistic righteousness, but troubled
•    God did in Jesus what law was powerless to do
•    law held prisoner / supervised until faith in Christ brought freedom
•    Jesus’ redemption makes possible for Spirit to come into our hearts, live holiness

THE SNEAKY SEED

•    tiny birch seed caused hidden faults that undermined bridge