Firm Foundations

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Firm Foundations

• Lesson 40
• The Way of the Scribes Pharisees
• is not Gods Way
• Memory verse John 663

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Introduction

• Have you ever had a bad attitude that you kept
  inside?
• Everyone has
• God sees everything!

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The rules of the Pharisees

• Mark 71-5
• Pharisees took Gods law more literally than
  spiritually
• Tephillin Deut. 64-8
• Disapproved of Jesus disciples
• Didnt keep their special rules

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Jesus condemnation of the Pharisees

• Mark 76
• Honor God outwardly
• Dont love God in their hearts
• Mark 77-9
• God rejected them
• They were not trusting in God as deliverer

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God and man
man
Good works
God
Following the rules
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Not what we eat but what we are

• Mark 714-19
• Scribes/Pharisees worried about what was OK to
  eat
• Thought this made them accepted by God
• Mark 720-23
• Not what we eat, what we say, think, and do
• James 210
• God judges our hearts!

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The proud pharisee

• Jesus told parable
• Luke 189-12
• Pharisee went to temple to talk to God
• God rejected Pharisee, just like Cain
• Accepted by his good works?
• Accepted by not doing bad works?
• Romans 323

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God and man
man
God
Good life
Baptism
Church
Charity
Dont drink or smoke
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The repentant publican

• Luke 1813
• Publicans
• tax collectors
• stole from people!
• Did not try to hide his sinfulness
• Trusted the Lord as his Savior

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Jesus verdict

• Luke 1814
• Pharisee wouldnt admit he was guilty
• God rejected him (just like He did Cain)
• Tax collector was different
• He believed Gods Word
• Admitted he was helpless
• God accepted the humble tax collector

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Conclusion

• Romans 58
• Romans 319-28
• God will accept anyone based on his faith in
  Jesus Christ
• The only way
• Any other way is rejected
• We can do nothing to save ourselves