I was studying for a sermon today and ran across this passage in John 6
27 Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
Jesus was emphasizing one thing and they heard another. They misunderstood him (go figure). They basically responded with, “Just tell us what God requires and we’ll do that.”
Now I've heard some pretty silly arguments that are supposed to be arguments against legalism but actually are more like defenses for it. (I'll use daily bible reading just as an example, though it could be anything...).“I don’t have to read my Bible every day. Nowhere in the Bible does it say I have to read it everyday. That’s legalistic to think that.”
Really? While I'm not the guy who goes around checking off little boxes of what I've done today or yesterday, or ever... You tell me which is more legalistic. The guy who disciplines himself to read the bible everyday because he knows it is good for his soul OR the guy who doesn’t read his bible but admittedly would if the bible told him he had to?
1 comments:
that is soo true and funny at the same time.......people have to say crap like that to feel better!
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