Our paragraph topic is: (Hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees) Part 8.
This was a time of extremes when evil walked the land and inhabited men to do their work. Christ warned the people and the disciples of what they had not seen or heard before. He knew and could see the presence of evil. He knew and could see within. He knew and understood the workings of those that inhabited the souls of men.
The Scribes and the Pharisees were the rulers of the day. It was their responsibility to keep the people in their place and to keep them subjugated to the Law, while they did not adhere to the Law. They made sure that the people followed the Law but they themselves did not. They were called Rabbi, took first seats in the synagogues, first places at supper, did everything to enforce their perceived places of honor and prestige.
This was accepted by the people, Christ however, wanted the people to see the truth of who they were. He wanted to remove the blinders from the eyes of the people so they could see the real souls of the Scribes and the Pharisees. For there was evil and hypocrisy lurking within. He told the people: "Neither be called masters; for ONE only is your Master, the Christ."
Master, Father, and other titles were used to address those in authority. Evil was within and to give honor and praise to evil was against the commandments. There is only ONE living God worthy of the title Father. There is only one Lord and Master deserving of the title Master. Yet the people unknowingly called the Scribes and the Pharisees by these names giving praise to the evil that influenced them from within, an abomination.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
This was a time of extremes when evil walked the land and inhabited men to do their work. Christ warned the people and the disciples of what they had not seen or heard before. He knew and could see the presence of evil. He knew and could see within. He knew and understood the workings of those that inhabited the souls of men.
The Scribes and the Pharisees were the rulers of the day. It was their responsibility to keep the people in their place and to keep them subjugated to the Law, while they did not adhere to the Law. They made sure that the people followed the Law but they themselves did not. They were called Rabbi, took first seats in the synagogues, first places at supper, did everything to enforce their perceived places of honor and prestige.
This was accepted by the people, Christ however, wanted the people to see the truth of who they were. He wanted to remove the blinders from the eyes of the people so they could see the real souls of the Scribes and the Pharisees. For there was evil and hypocrisy lurking within. He told the people: "Neither be called masters; for ONE only is your Master, the Christ."
Master, Father, and other titles were used to address those in authority. Evil was within and to give honor and praise to evil was against the commandments. There is only ONE living God worthy of the title Father. There is only one Lord and Master deserving of the title Master. Yet the people unknowingly called the Scribes and the Pharisees by these names giving praise to the evil that influenced them from within, an abomination.
We see not with our eyes. We know not with our minds. We are not who we appear to be but what we fail to see within. For we were created in his image. We are the children of his love. He is our Father, our protector, and our provider. Christ is our Lord and savior. He it is who came down from heaven, walked among us, took on our shape and form that he might show us who how to live. For we knew not. We believed not. We saw not and did not understand. Yet we have been given the knowledge and the wisdom to see, to know, to believe, and to understand that which we are.
The heart knows what it knows. The heart sees what it sees. The heart feels what it desires to feel that it can be fulfilled. It is all written for those who seek. It is ordered for those who want order. It is given for those who want to give their lives to more than the ordinary day to day life of this world. The Lord calls. His voice can be heard if you listen. Find it. Seek it. Cry for it. Know that it is there for you to hear. Others have heard and so will you. The heart will know it's calling.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
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