Archive for 'Lawfulness'

Scolding the Scholars

Luke 11: 47-54
Rom 3: 21-30 / Psa 130
You have kept the key of knowledge; you yourselves have not entered, and you prevented others from entering!
(Luke 11:52)
The sins our ancestors committed
The prophets paid for at the stake.
Woe to sinners who take for granted
The blood that they shed for our sake.
Jesus said, “Woe to you! You build [...]

Teaching about the Law

Matthew 5: 17-19
2 Cor. 3: 4-11 / Psa 99
. . . whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
(Matthew 5:19)
It is not love to spare the rod,
Too much freedom, we’ll pay the price;
Obedience to the laws of God
Will assure us of Paradise.
Jesus said, “Do not think that [...]

Tax for Atonement of Sins

Matthew 17: 22-27
Ezek 1: 2-5, 24-28 / Ps 148: 1-2, 11-14
“From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?”
(Matthew 17:25)
Jesus went to all the trouble–
With a miracle to pay the tithe.
Paying taxes for the temple,
Was His example for living right.
As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus [...]