The Last Sermons of Moses (2). Moses reviews how a generation was set aside by God, and how the Israelites were forbidden to seize three nations, but to bypass them. Here is the stream of ongoing and vital principles that apply to the life of churches and individual believers to this day.

Christ's Diagnosis of Our Need. Sin and guilt do not come, says Christ, from eating ritually banned foods, but are generated from the thoughts of the mind - the 'heart'. These contaminate us, shutting us off from God and Heaven. Here is the Lord's list of our sins, and His remedy for a new life.

An Agenda for Blessing. Striving for earthly gain and satisfaction makes believers vulnerable to the snare of many longings and lusts, leading to severe spiritual decline and sorrow. Paul appeals to us to flee from these things, giving a six-point agenda for the consecrated life that leads to spiritual fruitfulness.

The Battle for Eternity. 'Lay hold on eternal life' was spoken to a preacher, showing the need to grasp eternity as the supreme objective and inspiration and the antidote to complacency and backsliding. Here, too, is why the historic two-nature model for sanctification is the best practical aid to believers.

Training for the Christian Life. Girding up the loins of the mind is vital protection from the unprecedented self-indulgence and self-seeking of today's culture, in which what we want, like and enjoy determines everything. Here is Peter's exhortation to manage our thoughts and emotions, with inspired encouragements.