Pride in outward religion
Luke 6:7-8
7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were
looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he
would heal on the Sabbath.
8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to
the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he
got up and stood there.
Read: Matthew 15:1-20 & Mark 7:1-22
Self-examination
Luke 9:46-48
46 An argument started among the disciples as to which
of them would be the greatest.
47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child
and had him stand beside him.
48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little
child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent
me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.”
Wanting God’s power for gain and outward show
Acts 8:8-14
8 So there was great joy in that city.
9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced
sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he
was someone great,
10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him
their attention and exclaimed, “This man is the divine power known as the Great
Power.”
11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a
long time with his magic.
12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the
good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and women.
13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he
followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
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