Posts Tagged ‘Pharisees’

Think not that I am come to destroy the law…. (Matthew 5:17) Imperative law obedience Don’t let anyone tell you our salvation doesn’t require obedience to Yahweh’s1 law. Obedience is imperative. Our salvation in Jesus Christ is dependent not only upon His atoning blood sacrifice and resurrection from the grave, but also upon His obedience […]

I appreciate much that Pastor Baldwin stands for. As compared with most of today’s pastors, he’s one in a million. Given the time to sit down and compare notes, he and I would probably find more that we agree than disagree on. Nevertheless, I couldn’t differ with him more when it comes to his promotion […]

As demonstrated in Part 1, doing as Jesus would do requires we consult Yahweh’s1 triune moral law (His commandments, statutes, and judgments2) as the principle means for determining the answer to this extremely important question: He that saith he abideth in him [Jesus] ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. (1 John […]

lawyer … One versed in the law, or a practitioner of law….1 lawyering … the practice of law.2 Despised profession Lawyering, today, is a nearly universally despised profession. For example: Question: “Do you know the difference between a dead skunk and a dead lawyer on the highway? Answer: “There are skid marks in front of […]

When Christ accused the scribes and Pharisees of straining out gnats and swallowing camels, He was reprimanding them for putting greater emphasis upon the minor issues of Yahweh’s1 law to the exclusion of the weightier matters. This inversion was born from their emphasis upon outward obedience over inward motivation: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, […]