Christ Covenant Church

Deuteronomy 32-34It is important that we “ascribe greatness to our God” (32:1-3) thru “words” that affirm His “perfection”, “justice”, “faithfulness” and sinlessness (32:4), and attribute any failure to our own propensity to act “corruptly”, be “blemished”, or “crooked and twisted”, or “foolish and senseless” (32:5-6). IOW: God is not the One to blame. We are no longer God’s children when we are “blemished” – which is the consequence of: 1) dealing “corruptly” w/God (32:5a; “dealt corruptly” = acted w/o loyalty – see 32:16, 21; Exo 32), 2) “crooked and twisted” behavior (32:5c; “crooked and twisted” = acting w/o justice/faithfulness to God’s Law – see 32:19-20). Children are to act like their father (or) wb associated w/the father they act most like (32:5-6; 1Jo 3:7-10; Joh 8:44). Remembering God’s care for His people (us) in the past is a powerful deterrent against sin in the present (32:7-18). Affluency can be a curse that causes us to forsake God (32:15). False gods (or religion) are demons disguised as th