Our paragraph topic is: (Their distorted religion) Part 10.
He called them blind ones because they could not see beyond the physical. They were the spiritual leaders of the people but they had no spirit themselves. Their religion was contrived, earthly, physical, without the understanding of the knowledge and wisdom of God. They had the writings handed down by God to Moses. They had the writings from the prophets. But they did not have the deep understanding and wisdom that came from the study of the wisdom from God and the Holy Spirit.
Christ came to give understanding. He came that eyes would be opened. He came that ears would hear. He came that joy would be in the hearts of men once again from knowing that there is a true living God in heaven who loves mankind. He came to show that there is forgiveness of sin for those who seek it. He came to give clarity to their distorted religion to show: "For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift!"
The altar is the sacred table upon which we place our gifts of thanks to God for his graciousness of the benefits that he has given us. For it is by his goodness that we live and breathe and eat and find the many things in life that we have on a daily basis. The sun shines every day and the rain comes, and the wind blows, and the plants grow from the ground and we have food to eat and the many things that we have that we take for granted everyday that others do not have or that someday may be taken away. Where would we be without his grace?
It is through his grace that we live and breathe each day. The gifts that we give back have no meaning to the one who created them but it is the altar that we place them upon that makes them sacred, that transforms them into blessed gifts coming from the ones that he has created that shows our gratitude to our God for the many, many things that he does for us.
How can we possibly repay? How can we possibly make up for all that is given to us? It is only through these gifts placed upon the sacred altar that are transformed that express our love and thanks for him that is our Lord and Savior and our God. Thank you God our Father. Thank you Lord Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit for all that you do for us.
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.
He called them blind ones because they could not see beyond the physical. They were the spiritual leaders of the people but they had no spirit themselves. Their religion was contrived, earthly, physical, without the understanding of the knowledge and wisdom of God. They had the writings handed down by God to Moses. They had the writings from the prophets. But they did not have the deep understanding and wisdom that came from the study of the wisdom from God and the Holy Spirit.
Christ came to give understanding. He came that eyes would be opened. He came that ears would hear. He came that joy would be in the hearts of men once again from knowing that there is a true living God in heaven who loves mankind. He came to show that there is forgiveness of sin for those who seek it. He came to give clarity to their distorted religion to show: "For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift!"
The altar is the sacred table upon which we place our gifts of thanks to God for his graciousness of the benefits that he has given us. For it is by his goodness that we live and breathe and eat and find the many things in life that we have on a daily basis. The sun shines every day and the rain comes, and the wind blows, and the plants grow from the ground and we have food to eat and the many things that we have that we take for granted everyday that others do not have or that someday may be taken away. Where would we be without his grace?
It is through his grace that we live and breathe each day. The gifts that we give back have no meaning to the one who created them but it is the altar that we place them upon that makes them sacred, that transforms them into blessed gifts coming from the ones that he has created that shows our gratitude to our God for the many, many things that he does for us.
How can we possibly repay? How can we possibly make up for all that is given to us? It is only through these gifts placed upon the sacred altar that are transformed that express our love and thanks for him that is our Lord and Savior and our God. Thank you God our Father. Thank you Lord Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit for all that you do for us.
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.
