Back to the Basics: The Ten Commandments (Part 1)

Are we living the way we were actually designed to live? In this episode, we kick off a brand-new 12-part series exploring the foundations of the Christian faith. We’re going "back to the basics" by walking through the Small Catechism, a document that has served as a roadmap for believers for centuries.

We begin with the Ten Commandments. Often viewed as a rigid list of "dos and don'ts," we discuss how these "ten words" are actually a design manual for human flourishing—or as one children's book put it, a guide to "Be Happy God's Way."

Pastor Curt Hoover joins us to break down the "Honesty of the Law." We look at the three ways the Law functions in our lives:

The Curb: Restraining evil and maintaining order in the world.

The Mirror: Showing us the honest, sometimes painful reality of our own hearts and our need for a Savior.

The Guide: Showing us what a life lived in harmony with God’s design actually looks like.

Join us as we discuss why you can’t fully appreciate the "Sweet Relief" of the Gospel until you've reckoned with the diagnosis of the Law.

Resources & Links:

Read Along: Luther’s Small Catechism (Free Online) https://catechism.cph.org/

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Next Week: We continue our deep dive into the Ten Commandments in Part 2. See you then!