Like the clothing of the priests (Ex 40:14), which is already interpreted in terms of forgiveness and justification in the prophets (cf. Isa 59:6, 16; Eze 16:10; but especially Zec 3) and in the gospels (Lk 24:4; Mt 22:1–14), Christ is the garment that allows believers to appear in God’s presence (Eph 6:13–17). Horton, M. (2011). The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way (p. 707). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

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In your preaching, teaching, and counseling, display a deep reverence and love for the perfect Word of God (Isa 66:2) and show that the Word of God alone is able to make us continually wise, for "salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (2 Tim 3:15).  Give the people a sense that every time they hear you speak, it is as though you are speaking "the very words of God" (1 Pet 4:11 NIV).  Always establish the glory of God as the prime motive for everything they do in their lives (1 Cor 10:31).  Establish that the church has been bought with the blood of Christ shed on the cross (Acts 20:28) and that the resurrected Christ is moving with holy zeal tending the lampstands of each of His local churches (Rev 1:12–13).  Give the people a deep, abiding love for the holiness of God and a correspondingly deep hatred for sin.  Expose indwelling sin as the vicious, wicked, virulent tyrant that it is (Rom 7:13–25), and never fail to tell the truth...

Exodus 34:6–7   6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” We could easily spend the rest of this book unpacking all the things that God says of himself. As the Bible’s storyline unfolds, God progressively reveals just who and what he is. God says he “punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation” (34:7). This is because sin is social. Sin is never merely individualistic. You cannot commit any sin, no matter how private, without it having repercussions not only in your own life but in the community where you live.   Maybe the addiction is as private as looking a...