Ironworks

  And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.  And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.  Numbers 5:27-28 A very valuable question was brought to me regarding Numbers 5 this last week. It appears that some individuals have been using Numbers 5 as an apparent license to have abortions. This could not be further from the truth. In fact, what we find here is yet another example of God’s Divine provision that He has made to care for His people.  The situation described starting in Numbers 5:11 is in reference of a husband that suspects his wife of committing adultery but cannot prove it. The Law states there must be proof. “At the mouth o...

  Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim 1:13 In recent years, there has been a great disruption caused by some over the term “pattern theology.” There have even been some, otherwise faithful brethren who have been caught up in an idea that we are under grace and not under law. To clarify, the Word affirms we are saved by grace through faith (cf. Eph. 2:8-9). However, that is not an excuse to live lawlessly. In fact, in the early days of the church, there were some men known as Antinomians (lit. against law) who advocated that Christians were free from moral law because of grace outlined in the Gospel. The Scripture teaches otherwise. The form, or pattern of sound words, indicates that there is a law. This is not the Mosaic Law of Commandments which was nailed to the cross. (cf. Col 2:14). We are now under the law of Christ (cf. Gal. 6:2): the perfect law of liberty (cf. Jam. 1:25). We must never use the...