‘God Does Not Like Religious Bigotry.’
a) Galatians 2:3. People who say that circumcision is necessary for the True Believer.
b) Isaiah 65:5. People with a ‘holier than you' attitude.
c) Mark 2:16; Luke 15:2; 18:9-14. Religious people with the attitude of Pharisees.
d) Luke 9:49-50; Acts 10:28. People who manifest religious exclusivity.
e) Acts 18:12-13. Religious traditionalists.
f) John 4:27. People bound by culture.
g) John 5:18. People who deny the Divinity of Christ.
h) Mark 10:13; Luke 18:15. People who exclude children from the Presence of Jesus.
i) Romans 10:2-3. Religious people who refuse to accept God’s Way.
j) 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16. Jews who reject the Message of Good News for the Gentiles.
(Through this QT I know that God Does Not Like Religious Bigotry)
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‘It Is Faith That Did It.’
Matthew 9:31-32.
a) The woman thought that she would get well if she could touch the clothes of Jesus. She had an incorrect cultural concept.
b) Jesus turned to her and saw her.
c) He told her to cheer up because it was her Faith that made her well.
d) Then she was instantly healed.
(Through this Second one: It Is Faith That Did It, I am amazed at the kindness of Jesus)
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Chris.
God does not like religious people with the attitude of Pharisees. This attitude also prevails in some Churches and some Denominations today. They think that they are “protecting” something, but actually they are destroying the Ministry of the Gospel. Religious purity is not a matter of outer appearance, it is a matter of the condition of the heart.
