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- Matthew 5:20
- Acts 26:5
- Jesus is not saying, “do more of what they are doing.” He is saying, “do things differently than them.”
- We need to be on a different track than what the Pharisees were on.
Love the lost.
- Luke 18:9
- Luke 7:36-37 – Simon viewed the woman with contempt.
Love the truth.
- Matthew 12:1-8
- Matthew 12:9 – They were not for truth – they were simply against Jesus.
- Matthew 16:1
- Matthew 19:3; 22:15, 35, 41 – Their attitude was wrong!
- We must do something different than this and love truth.
- Luke 16:14-15
- John 11:48
Develop humility.
- Luke 14:7-11
- John 4:1-3 – Jesus left, possibly to avoid conflict with the Pharisees.
- John 7:31
- Am I humble enough to learn from whoever might be able to teach me?
- John 9:34
Be willing to change my mind.
- Luke 6:10
- John 9:16, 24; 10:20 – They didn’t know what they thought they knew!
- Christians should be open-minded and learn.
- My willingness to change my mind must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees.
Study God’s word instead of blindly keeping tradition.
- Mark 7:1-9
- John 9:22
- John 12:42
- John 3:1-2; 7:50-52 – Nicodemus was willing to be open-minded.
- We need to be honest and realize we might need to change.