A Pharisaical relationship with God is one that is based on a list
of "do's" and don'ts. Their trying to keep these do's and don'ts by their own
doing resulted it them having two characteristics that are
ungodly...Self-righteousness and Pride. This religious contract keeping as a
relationship with God is a total misunderstanding as to Who God is and what His
Gospel is.
Luke 15 is love’s reaction against self-righteous religion.
The well-known parables of the good shepherd, the woman who lost her coin, and
the father and his two sons constitute Jesus’ response to the attacks from
indignant religious Pharisees. We read, “Then all the tax collectors and the
sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained,
saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them…” (Luke
15:1-2)
Verse 2 summarizes the entire gospel: God receives sinners and
has fellowship with them. This is the Good News Gospel of His Grace message that
is buried under the religious do's and don'ts of religious denominations today
and is herald far too often and when Grace is preached by the Pharisees of today
it is preached from a misunderstanding viewpoint.
Any do's and don'ts
that are upheld to gain or maintain God's favor is works of self-righteousness
and is totally foreign to Grace living.
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