Written in Stone: The Ten Commandments and Today's Moral Crisis

by Philip Graham Ryken

Overview

Philip Ryken offers basic principles for interpreting and applying the Ten Commandments—explaining each one, illustrating each with a biblical account, and relating each to the person and redemptive work of Jesus Christ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596382060
Publisher:	Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing
Publication date:	04/14/2010
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	823,130
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

Philip Graham Ryken is president of Wheaton College. He is Bible teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and the University of Oxford, where he received his doctorate in historical theology. He and his wife, Lisa, have five children.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

1 Written in Stone 11

2 A Multi-use Item 27

3 Interpreting God's Law 41

4 The First Commandment: No Other Gods 57

5 The Second Commandment: The Right God, the Right Way 71

6 The Third Commandment: Name Above All Names 85

7 The Fourth Commandment: Work and Leisure 101

8 The Fifth Commandment: Respect Authority 117

9 The Sixth Commandment: Live and Let Live 135

10 The Seventh Commandment: The Joy of Sex 151

11 The Eighth Commandment: What's Mine Is God's 169

12 The Ninth Commandment: To Tell the Truth 185

13 The Tenth Commandment: Being Content 201

Epilogue: The End of the Law 215

Notes 228

Scripture Index 234

General Index 236

Editorial Reviews

"The holy nature of God and the fallen nature of man collide at the tablets of stone bearing the ten commandments of God. With pastoral care and clarity, Dr. Phil Ryken applies timeless theological insights to his exposition of God's eternal moral law. Read Written in Stone and the fear of God and the love of God will meet with thanksgiving as the spirit of God writes his law upon your heart."

Peter Lillback

"Dr .Phil Ryken's Written in Stone is one of the best popular, practical and Christ-centered treatments of God's comprehensive moral law available today. Providing the right balance between law and gospel, Ryken shows, primarily through the use of Bible stories and contemporary illustrations, how to use God's law as a mirror to expose our sin, and muzzle and keep us from yielding to temptation, and a map to guide our conduct. Here you will find answers for today's moral crisis. Read this book slowly and prayerfully, then give copies to your friends."

"Written in Stone" is a timely and refreshing reminder of the importance of the 10 Commandments. While Evangelicals obsess over their removal from public facilities, the sad reality is that there is a woeful ignorance of their content and implications for daily living. As a true Pastor/Theologian Phil Ryken expounds the moral law in a way that properly delineates the crucial Law - Gospel dynamic. I am grateful for his faithful handling of God's Law and pray that this book will be used by God to further strengthen His church.

Pastor Ken Jones

"Philip Ryken is one of the most faithful expositors of Scripture found anywhere in Christendom today. He is a sensitive pastor, a true Christian intellectual, a faithful student of Scripture, and a passionate preacher. Written in Stone: The Ten Commandments and Today’s Moral Crisis is a tour de force for our times and a much-needed word of clarity in a time of moral confusion. Philip Ryken’s exposition of the Ten Commandments is a much-needed antidote to contemporary misrepresentations and a powerful exhortation to Biblical Christianity. God has blessed his church with the gift of Philip Ryken, and Philip Ryken has blessed us with this book."

R. Albert Mohler

"Dr .Phil Ryken's Written in Stone is one of the best popular, practical and Christ-centered treatments of God's comprehensive moral law available today. Providing the right balance between law and gospel, Ryken shows, primarily through the use of Bible stories and contemporary illustrations, how to use God's law as a mirror to expose our sin, and muzzle and keep us from yielding to temptation, and a map to guide our conduct. Here you will find answers for today's moral crisis. Read this book slowly and prayerfully, then give copies to your friends."

Joel R. Beeke

"Dr .Phil Ryken's Written in Stone is one of the best popular, practical and Christ-centered treatments of God's comprehensive moral law available today. Providing the right balance between law and gospel, Ryken shows, primarily through the use of Bible stories and contemporary illustrations, how to use God's law as a mirror to expose our sin, and muzzle and keep us from yielding to temptation, and a map to guide our conduct. Here you will find answers for today's moral crisis. Read this book slowly and prayerfully, then give copies to your friends."

Dr. Joel Beeke