God is not angry when we seek to know the reasons of His commandments from a humble and sincere heart. To question is not a crime. Like the Pharisees, sometimes, we are so focused on executing the commandments of God that we forget to examine the purpose behind them. We lost the beauty and essence of God’s Ways. And we fail to give the reasons for our faith. Perhaps, we can understand more the importance of knowing the purpose of a commandment instead of just the commandment, from the passage of Jesus healing the man with shriveled hands. Jesus turned to the Pharisees and asked this question, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” (Mark 3:4) While the Pharisees were more interested on whether Jesus executed the commandment, Jesus was more interested on its purpose. The irony is when the Pharisees’ sheep fell into the pit, they had no problem lifting it up. (Matt 12:11-12) Are you blindly following Gods commandments? Or are you doing it out of love for God? Read more: christianitymalaysia/wp/commentary-understanding-purpose-behind-gods-commandment-st-pauls-anglican-church/
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:49:01 +0000
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