Readings and sermon outline for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
FORMALISM IS BASED UPON FALSE FAITH AND IS FALSE SANCTIFICATION.
- The difference between ceremonies and formalism.
Formalism is based upon false faith.- Substitutes the traditions of the elders for the commands of God.
Substitutes mere worship of the lips for the worship of the heart.Formalism is false sanctification.- Formalism substitutes outward washing for purity of heart.
Formalism substitutes a subtle evasion for filial duty.Application