-Still looking at the freedom to choose. "True Freedom" is responsible to God, not our own selves.

Key Principal, All of mankind has the freedom to make any decision they wish but are responsible before the Living God for those decisions, Gen 2:16-17 ; Josh 24:14-15

The lawyer type Sadducee asks a question and Jesus asks His own in return.

Should Eve have listened to Satan or The God? What are the principals laid out by God concerning roles of authority? 

Scripture describes 20 gifts that are distributed at the discretion of the Holy Spirit at the point of Salvation. Some say each believer may receive more than one Gift and others say only one. 10 are described as "temporary" and 10 are described as "permanent". The Gifts are given to help the church body function.

The last lesson found a group of the Sadducee (Theological Liberals) trying to outsmart the Messiah, this time a Sadducee lawyer tries to take over in the attack on the Messiah.

The first group tried to "take away" from God's commands and this group tries to "add to" them.

1. Authority refers to a claim of legitimacy, justification and right to exercise power to achieve a desired end.

  a. A right means that authority is not to usurp that area.

  b. A privilege is something that an authority gives.

God's word has laid out the Spheres of Authority and we will examine them.  

It's the week of the Cross. We are going to compare all of the 4 Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as a whole in order to lay this out. The reason why will be become evident.

1.  There are several different things that the Lord taught the week of the cross that preceded the actual discourse on the Mount of Olives.

2. They serve to establish the context for the prophetic discourse.

3.  They will include:

  a. A Marriage Puzzle.

4. these topics will establish not just problems applicable to the first century but to the centruies that will follow..

The Sadducee's increase pressure trying to discredit Jesus. In their own arrogance they think an utterly implausible example of Marriage will surely tie Him in knots.

Recovery from sinful behavior requires:

a. Admitting the sin(s). 1 John 1:5-10

b. Turning from the sin(s). 2 Cor 12:19-21

c. Seeking to conquer the Sin Nature.  1 John 2:1-2; Heb 12:4-7

d. Studying the Wor of God in order to live a life Pleasing to Him. 2 Tim 2:15; John 7:17

e. Becomin a "doer of the Word." Jas 1:19-26

f. Persevering in life so as to love God. 2 Peter 1:4-9

Our approach has been to identify spiritual gifts and their functions then identify their functions within the church. Their were temporary gifts and their are permanent gifts.

At the moment of Salvation, the Holy Spirit, through grace, distributes Spiritual Gifts to the new Believer, as He sees fit. This or these Gifts given are a supernatural ability to excel in a given area to benefit the Body of Christ (local and universal church).