The Religious Leaders & Their Legalism (TMF:452)

Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Peace to Live By: The Religious Leaders & Their Legalism (TMF:452) - Daniel Litton
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       It is true that not every one of us struggles with this kind of problem—that of being legalistic. For some, this sermon is going to hit more at home, but for others it may not feel as convicting. I want us to turn to Mark chapter 7. If we go back to Jesus’ day, the Pharisees had a lot of problems in their lives like the Shakers, and one of them was definitely legalism. They suffered from having legalistic mindsets. Jesus talked about this from time to time during his earthly ministry. So, turn in your Bibles or tap in your Bible apps on your digital devices, and let’s go to Mark chapter 7, and verses 6 through 7. It is written of Jesus, “And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition” (Mark 7:6-9, ESV).