| | Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Mat 16:12
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Why did Christ tell them to beware of the theology of the Teachers of that time? What were they teaching that they had to beware of? John the Baptist saw the same thing 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to rise up children unto Abraham (Matthew 3:7-9.) 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Mat 9:11. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? But the Pharisees said, "He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils
Mat 9:34. At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day (Mat 12:1.) Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk (Mat 22:15.) But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in (Mat 23:13.) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone (Mat 23:23.) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness (Mat 23:25, 27.) Judas then, having received a band [of men] and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons (John 18:3.)
- Fruits:
they have no fruits of the spirit.
- We have Abraham to our father: They hold tight with things that have them thinking they are doing God's will and then go to measures to uphold it.
- Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners: They go to extreme measures to shield themselves from certain things because in their hearts, they think it's sin, even when it is written to do so in the Bible or the spirit of Prophecy. They are very unmerciful, in their ways and actions, they more like judges.
- Then came to him the disciples: They go to others not by the authority of God and present to them their views on things, and cause others to error.
- He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils:
When the Lord is talking to them, and they hold strong to their own opinions, they miss the sacred views of God because they are extreme in their views, so the thing told to them in their mind is not the voice of God, they will go to the extreme to even voice their opinion against the inspired word.
- Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day: They go to the extreme to point out fault in the people of God, they astray from the truths of God. They look at matters they feel isn't right and speak against it. And they with hold the truth of what they heard or saw from the word of God or the Spirit of Prophecy from others. And they use scripture to further their cause. So they go forth and establish their own righteousness, and if anyone doesn't see views like themselves, then they are wrong, so they judge them and resent them, but all this is by their own doing.
- Took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk: They look for a fault in the appointed teachers doctrine or ways because they see things, they want to do, or want do, But they can't prove it, so they hold in their hearts, "Do as they say but not as they do".
- For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in: They hold back things they think isn't the voice of God from Love ones and people because they feel that whatever it may be is not of God.
- pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone: They are blind by their outward works of Righteousness, and things, they added to their salvation to keep them looking good, but they have no faith, they show no mercy, they have bad judgments about matters.
- clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness: Outwardly, before men they perform Christianity, but inside they hold to transgression and fanaticism, and judge those, mock, scorn laugh at people if they don't meet up with their expectations.
- Judas: Their extreme views will lead them to betray sacred trust.
- What kind of person is this? He/she is an extremist:
One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm. going to the utmost or very great lengths in action, habit, opinion, etc, the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree,
the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average:
an extreme act:(they show a unmerciful sprit by their high extreme views, so their action towards what they disagree with will be server and unmerciful, which draw the feeble mind away from God, or from them, then they feel like they are going throw a trail.) The bible summary of an extremist:
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, has not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God
Rom 10:2- 3.
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