Vocabulary
What is legalism?
a way of thinking that focuses only on rituals and keeping rules, being more concerned with outward performance than inward change
What is dropsy?
A medical condition where the body is filled with fluid causing the arms and legs to swell; usually a side effect from a heart condition.
Why was the Pharisee that dined with Jesus astonished?
Jesus did not dine before dinner.
How does God’s grace affect us after we are saved?
Our standing before God is always determined by His grace, not by how perfectly we follow His commands. After we are saved, we continue to rely on His grace to enable us to do what is good and right and to strive toward holiness.
What is God’s undeserved goodness toward us and active power within us?
Grace
How did Jesus treat the man with dropsy?
Jesus took him and healed him, even though it was the Sabbath
The Pharisees were concerned with maintaining outward purity but were like what on the inside?
Wicked and greedy
How is the attitude of license similar to the attitude of legalism?
Both legalism and license focus on rules and regulations. They see God’s standards as either something to obey in order to earn God’s favor or as something to ignore
Give an example of hypocrisy
When you tell someone not to do something, but you do it.
How did the Pharisees respond when Jesus asked them if it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
They were silent.
Why did the Pharisees object to healing people on the Sabbath?
They considered it to be breaking the law
Fill in the blanks: "For by ___________ you have been _____________ through ___________."
grace, saved, faith
What is freedom in Christ?
the grace the believer in Christ enjoys to freely serve God, being no longer enslaved to sin or the law
How did people during Jesus' time often view dropsy?
God's judgment based on a specific sin
What is one reason why the Pharisees’ attitude of legalism was wrong?
People are saved by grace through faith, not by their works. We cannot earn God’s favor or salvation by good works since our sin will always be in the way of a relationship with God.
What did God design us to do?
He designed us to love and obey Him and to bless others.
What word means being honest and free from hypocrisy?
Sincerity
What did Jesus rebuke the Pharisees for doing?
He rebuked them for emphasizing unnecessary rules while ignoring serious commands like being just and loving
What did the Pharisees do that was strictly forbidden by God?
They added their own rules to God's instructions and laws.
And this is not your own doing, it is the _______ of _____, not a result of works, so that no one may ________.
Gift, God, Boast