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Matthew 5:20Acts 26:5Jesus is not saying, “do more of what they are doing.” He is saying, “do things differently than them.”We need to be on a different track than what the Pharisees were on.Love the lost.
Luke 18:9Luke 7:36-37 – Simon viewed the woman with contempt.Love the truth.
Matthew 12:1-8Matthew 12:9 – They were not for truth – they were simply against Jesus.Matthew 16:1Matthew 19:3; 22:15, 35, 41 – Their attitude was wrong!We must do something different than this and love truth.Luke 16:14-15John 11:48Develop humility.
Luke 14:7-11John 4:1-3 – Jesus left, possibly to avoid conflict with the Pharisees.John 7:31Am I humble enough to learn from whoever might be able to teach me?John 9:34Be willing to change my mind.
Luke 6:10John 9:16, 24; 10:20 – They didn’t know what they thought they knew!Christians should be open-minded and learn.My willingness to change my mind must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees.Study God’s word instead of blindly keeping tradition.
Mark 7:1-9John 9:22John 12:42John 3:1-2; 7:50-52 – Nicodemus was willing to be open-minded.We need to be honest and realize we might need to change.
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