today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

Our answer to the problem of our sinfulness is to downplay God's holiness, but Scripture never does

that. God demands perfection. The gospel is that he also supplies it. The cross was your

fate. His grave was your eternal destiny, and Jesus took that penalty and entered your grave

and shattered it.

Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

Okay, so as believers, we know we're saved by God's grace alone, not by any works that we do.

So then it begs the question, why does the Bible give us so many rules?

You've probably wondered that at some point, and if so, you've come to the right place today.

Pastor Jady answers that question as he describes the purpose

of the Old Testament instructions and how they're inextricably linked to God's deep love for us.

It's a message on the Ten Commandments and it's part of our series called The Whole Story.

Remember you'll want to stay up to date with us, so catch up on any previous messages

by visiting jaddy greer.com.

But right now, here's Pastor J.D. with a message

he titled, Great failure, greater hope.

Exodus chapter 20,

it's a story of when God gives to the people of Israel,

the 10 commandments. So let's walk through this. Exodus 19 is where we're gonna begin. It's the story of when God gives to the people of Israel the Ten Commandments.

So let's walk through this. Exodus 19 is where we're going to begin, one chapter back from Exodus 20.

The giving of the Ten commandments began like this, verse 10. And the Lord said to Moses, tell the people to wash their garments, be ready for the third day. And on the third day, the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai and the

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