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What did Jesus rebuke the Pharisees for doing?
He rebuked them for emphasizing unnecessary rules while ignoring serious commands like being just and loving
The Pharisees were concerned with maintaining outward purity, but what were they like on the inside?
They were wicked and greedy.
What is sincerity?
(Sincerity means being truthful and free from hypocrisy.)
How did the Pharisees respond when Jesus asked them if it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
they were silent.
How is license similar to legalism?
they are both focused on rules.
Who did Jesus heal on the Sabbath?
He healed a man with dropsy.
How did people during Jesus’ time often view dropsy?
They often viewed it as God’s judgment on someone as a result of specific sins.
How did God design us to seek Him?
(He designed us to seek Him with all our heart, soul, and mind.)
Why did the Pharisees object to healing people on the Sabbath?
They considered healing on the Sabbath to be breaking the law.
What are God’s laws meant to do?
they are meant to bless and protect people.
According to our first Memory Passage, when did God make us alive together with Christ?
He made us alive together with Christ when we were dead in our trespasses
What is the role of God’s grace in salvation?
(People are saved by grace through faith, not by their works.
Why do we want to obey God’s commands?
We want to obey God out of love for Him and not obey just for the sake of the rules.
How did Jesus treat the man with dropsy?
(He didn’t hesitate to touch him or heal him.)
According to our second Biblical Principle, what did God design us to do?
He designed us to love and obey Him and to bless others.
Some believers use their freedom in Christ as an excuse for what?
They use it as an excuse for taking license.
According to our second Memory Passage, what were we created for?
for good works
What phrase describes the grace the believer in Christ enjoys to freely serve God, being no longer enslaved to sin or the law?
freedom in Christ
What did the Pharisees do that was strictly forbidden by God?
They added their own rules to God’s instructions and laws.
How did the Pharisee react when Jesus did not wash before dinner?
he was astonished.
What is grace?
Grace is God’s undeserved goodness toward us and active power within us
Why was the Pharisee that Jesus dined with astonished?
He was astonished because Jesus did not wash before dinner.
Fill in the blanks: ____________ is pretending to be something you are not, especially when pretending to be ____________.
(Hypocrisy, righteous)
What is license?
License is choosing to disregard God’s holy standards by glossing over them or treating them as unimportant.)
What did Jesus rebuke the Pharisees and the lawyers for doing?
he rebuked them for emphasizing unnecessary rules while ignoring serious commands like being just and loving.