2. How Not To Become A Pharisee Lesson 1

3. We Are More Similar To Them Than You Think How Did The Pharisees Start? The Law of Moses Created A Culture…A Way Of Life. 2 Factors Jeopardized This Way of Life: 1)The Diaspora…Hellenism of Jews (Acts 6) 2)The Persecution of Antiochus IV (170 B.C.)

4. We Are More Similar To Them Than You Think Antiochus 4 170 BC100 BC Claimed All Jews Should Live As Greeks

5. We Are More Similar To Them Than You Think This Causes Jews To Ask The Question, “What Does It Really Mean To Be A Jew?” The Pharisees’ Answer Was To Get Back To The Law and Back To Traditional Judaism.

6. We Are More Similar To Them Than You Think They Were Dedicated To Not Only Keeping The Law, But Enforcing Other Jews To Be Faithful To It Also. Matt. 9:10-13 Why Are They Upset With This? They Were Not Keeping The Law. Mt. 18:15-17; 1 Cor. 5; 2 Cor. 2

7. We Are More Similar To Them Than You Think Luke 6:6-11 Why Were They Filled With Rage? Jesus Broke The Sabbath. Matt. 23:23,29

8. Where They Went Wrong Matt. 23 1.They Were Hypocrites – They Wanted To Please Men. – They Emphasized The Physical and Not The Spiritual. – They Did Not Practice What They Preached.

9. Where They Went Wrong 2.Their Interpretation of the Law Did Not Go Far Enough. 3.They Elevated Tradition Over God’s Commands. 4.They Believed That The 1 st Command Suspended The 2 nd Command.

11. How Not To Become A Pharisee Lesson 2

12. Law Keeping Today’s Religious World Claims There Is No Law to Keep…Everything Is By Grace. Today’s Religious World Claims There Is No Law to Keep…Everything Is By Grace. Extremists Often Emphasize Only the Letter of the Law Rather Than the Spirit of the Law. Extremists Often Emphasize Only the Letter of the Law Rather Than the Spirit of the Law. How Do I Not Become One or the Other? How Do I Not Become One or the Other? How Did the Pharisees Become Such Poor Law Keepers? How Did the Pharisees Become Such Poor Law Keepers?

13. The Sabbath Controversy The Pharisees Believed Jesus Broke The Sabbath In Two Ways. The Pharisees Believed Jesus Broke The Sabbath In Two Ways. 1.Healing On The Sabbath. 2.Plucking The Grain On The Sabbath (Mt. 12).

14. Jesus Was Accused Of Breaking The Sabbath By Healing 5 Times 1.The Man With A Withered Hand (Mark 3:1-6) 2.The Woman Bent Over For 18 Years (Lk. 13:10) 3.The Man With Dropsy (Lk. 14:1-6) 4.The Man Ill For 38 Years (John 5:1-18) 5.The Man Born Blind (John 9:1-41) 1.The Man With A Withered Hand (Mark 3:1-6) 2.The Woman Bent Over For 18 Years (Lk. 13:10) 3.The Man With Dropsy (Lk. 14:1-6) 4.The Man Ill For 38 Years (John 5:1-18) 5.The Man Born Blind (John 9:1-41)

15. Why Were These Violations Of The Sabbath? The Actual Law Did Not Give A Lot Of Details About What Work Was In Regard To The Sabbath. Most of the Passages Talk About Resting. The Actual Law Did Not Give A Lot Of Details About What Work Was In Regard To The Sabbath. Most of the Passages Talk About Resting. Ex. 35:2-3 – Do Not Kindle a Fire Inside Your Dwelling. Ex. 35:2-3 – Do Not Kindle a Fire Inside Your Dwelling. Num. 15:32 – Stoned For Collecting Wood. Num. 15:32 – Stoned For Collecting Wood. Neh. 10:31 – Mentions Not Buying or Selling Wares or Grain. Neh. 10:31 – Mentions Not Buying or Selling Wares or Grain. Neh. 13:15 – Those Who Tread The Wine Presses or Brought Loads of Food To Sell Admonished. Neh. 13:15 – Those Who Tread The Wine Presses or Brought Loads of Food To Sell Admonished. The Actual Law Did Not Give A Lot Of Details About What Work Was In Regard To The Sabbath. Most of the Passages Talk About Resting. The Actual Law Did Not Give A Lot Of Details About What Work Was In Regard To The Sabbath. Most of the Passages Talk About Resting. Ex. 35:2-3 – Do Not Kindle a Fire Inside Your Dwelling. Ex. 35:2-3 – Do Not Kindle a Fire Inside Your Dwelling. Num. 15:32 – Stoned For Collecting Wood. Num. 15:32 – Stoned For Collecting Wood. Neh. 10:31 – Mentions Not Buying or Selling Wares or Grain. Neh. 10:31 – Mentions Not Buying or Selling Wares or Grain. Neh. 13:15 – Those Who Tread The Wine Presses or Brought Loads of Food To Sell Admonished. Neh. 13:15 – Those Who Tread The Wine Presses or Brought Loads of Food To Sell Admonished.

16. Why Were These Violations Of The Sabbath? So The Elders Over The Years Began Trying To Define What It Meant To Work. So The Elders Over The Years Began Trying To Define What It Meant To Work. “Work” = An Everyday Activity “Work” = An Everyday Activity Their Interpretation Went Beyond “Everyday Work” To “Everyday Activity” Their Interpretation Went Beyond “Everyday Work” To “Everyday Activity” – Walking, Lifting Items, Carrying For Others So The Elders Over The Years Began Trying To Define What It Meant To Work. So The Elders Over The Years Began Trying To Define What It Meant To Work. “Work” = An Everyday Activity “Work” = An Everyday Activity Their Interpretation Went Beyond “Everyday Work” To “Everyday Activity” Their Interpretation Went Beyond “Everyday Work” To “Everyday Activity” – Walking, Lifting Items, Carrying For Others

17. The Damascus Document Found At Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls 100 B.C. “No man shall assist a beast to give birth on the Sabbath day. And if it should fall into a cistern or pit, he shall not lift it out on the Sabbath…Should any man fall into water or (fire), let him not be pulled out with the aid of a ladder or rope or similar utensil.”

18. The Mishnah Rabbinic Writings From Shabbat 22:6 70 B.C. -200 A.D. “They anoint and massage the stomach on the Sabbath, but they do not have it kneaded or scraped…and they do not induce vomiting. And they do not straighten the limb of a child or set a broken limb. He whose hand or foot was dislocated should not pour cold water over them. But he washes in the usual way, and if he is healed, he is healed.” And they do not straighten the limb of a child or set a broken limb. He whose hand or foot was dislocated should not pour cold water over them. But he washes in the usual way, and if he is healed, he is healed.” “They anoint and massage the stomach on the Sabbath, but they do not have it kneaded or scraped…and they do not induce vomiting. And they do not straighten the limb of a child or set a broken limb. He whose hand or foot was dislocated should not pour cold water over them. But he washes in the usual way, and if he is healed, he is healed.” And they do not straighten the limb of a child or set a broken limb. He whose hand or foot was dislocated should not pour cold water over them. But he washes in the usual way, and if he is healed, he is healed.”

19. The Sabbath Controversy So Everyday Activities Were Considered Work…Even Acts of Benevolence. So Everyday Activities Were Considered Work…Even Acts of Benevolence. Healings Were Fine Every Other Day, But Not On The Sabbath. Healings Were Fine Every Other Day, But Not On The Sabbath. The Biggest Problem The Pharisees Had Was The 2 nd Commandment. The Biggest Problem The Pharisees Had Was The 2 nd Commandment. So Everyday Activities Were Considered Work…Even Acts of Benevolence. So Everyday Activities Were Considered Work…Even Acts of Benevolence. Healings Were Fine Every Other Day, But Not On The Sabbath. Healings Were Fine Every Other Day, But Not On The Sabbath. The Biggest Problem The Pharisees Had Was The 2 nd Commandment. The Biggest Problem The Pharisees Had Was The 2 nd Commandment.

20. The Sabbath Exceptions If a Life Was At Stake. If a Life Was At Stake. Fighting To Defend One’s Life (1 Macc. 2:29) Fighting To Defend One’s Life (1 Macc. 2:29) Medication If It Is A Life-Threatening Situation (Mishnah:Shabbat 14:3) Medication If It Is A Life-Threatening Situation (Mishnah:Shabbat 14:3) Rescuing A Trapped Person (or Animal, Lk. 14:5) Rescuing A Trapped Person (or Animal, Lk. 14:5) If a Life Was At Stake. If a Life Was At Stake. Fighting To Defend One’s Life (1 Macc. 2:29) Fighting To Defend One’s Life (1 Macc. 2:29) Medication If It Is A Life-Threatening Situation (Mishnah:Shabbat 14:3) Medication If It Is A Life-Threatening Situation (Mishnah:Shabbat 14:3) Rescuing A Trapped Person (or Animal, Lk. 14:5) Rescuing A Trapped Person (or Animal, Lk. 14:5)

21. What Was Wrong With All Of This? They Bound Rules and Restrictions Where There Were None (by God). Their Interpretation of The Sabbath Did Not Allow Them To Love or Care For Their Neighbor. They Did Not Even Follow Their Rules, But Had More Compassion For Their Animals Than Their Neighbors. They Bound Rules and Restrictions Where There Were None (by God). Their Interpretation of The Sabbath Did Not Allow Them To Love or Care For Their Neighbor. They Did Not Even Follow Their Rules, But Had More Compassion For Their Animals Than Their Neighbors.

22. What Was Wrong With All Of This? They Rejected Christ and Refused To Be Baptized For Salvation. They Rejected Christ and Refused To Be Baptized For Salvation.

23. How Not To Become A Pharisee Lesson 3

24. Matt. 15:1; Mark 7:1 What Is Their Big Problem With Jesus Now? Health Reasons Ceremonial Uncleanness

25. 2 nd Temple Period After The Rebuilding of the Temple, There Is Evidence of These Traditions. The Jews Believed That Contact With The Gentile World Made Them Unclean. Solution = Wash

26. Mark 7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

27. Mikvah Ceremonial Wash Bath

30. Wealthier Jews Had Mikvahs In Their Houses

31. Where Did This All Begin? The Law of Moses Did Talk About Ceremonial Uncleanness. Lev. 10:10 Num. 19:11ff

32. Things Unclean In The Law Certain Foods & Animals Bodily Emissions Leprosy Death Places (Outside the camp was unclean)

33. Purifying Yourself The Length of the Uncleanness Varied Based On The Type of Uncleanness. Various Washings (Heb. 9:10). – “Clean Hands” (2 Sam. 22:21; Job 17:9) Sacrifices Waiting A Certain Amount of Time

34. What Was This All About? Hygienic Cleanliness God’s Method of Teaching Israel About Sin and How Sin Spreads. – Unclean By Touching An Object Then Spread That By Touching Someone Else. Could Not Worship God In An Unclean State.

35. What Does This Mean For Us? Going Above and Beyond The Law…Again. – Binding and Condemning Where God Has Not. Matt. 15:10 They Lost Their Focus On The Weightier Matters (Mt. 23:23).

36. How Not To Become A Pharisee Lesson 4 Northside 3/21/2010

37. The Sermon On The Mount Mt. 5:17-48 What Is The Problem Now? This Time Jesus States The Problem With The Pharisees. Problem = Law Keeping

38. Law Keeping God Gave The Law For The Sinner (Rm. 3:20). Keeping The Law Was To Lead To Righteous Living. When Law Keeping Is Not Understood It Leads To: – LEGALISM. – MINIMALISM

39. You Have Heard…But I Say Mt. 5:17-48 1.Jesus Is Contrasting The Old Law With His New Law. 2.Jesus Is Adding New Laws To The Old Law. – Matt. 5:17-19 3. Jesus Is Showing Where The Pharisees’ Law Keeping Did Not Go Far Enough. – Matt. 5:20

40. 6 Interpretations Jesus Fixes 1.Matt. 5:21-26 = Murder Did The Law Condemn Murder? Problem The Pharisees Condemned Murder, But Anger and Bitterness Were Tolerated. The Law Did Not Actually Condemn A Man To The Supreme Court For Calling His Brother A Name, But Jesus Is Bringing Up The Full Principle of the Law. James 4:1-2

41. 6 Interpretations Jesus Fixes 2.Matt. 5:27-30 = Adultery Did The Law Condemn Adultery? Problem The Pharisees Condemned Adultery, But Lusting After Other Women Was Ignored. What You See and Touch Can Condemn You Also.

42. 6 Interpretations Jesus Fixes 3.Matt. 5:31-32 = Divorce Problem The Pharisees Legalized Divorce As Long As The Right Paperwork Was Filled Out. What They Ignored Is Whether The Divorce Itself Was Truly Moral.

43. 6 Interpretations Jesus Fixes 4.Matt. 5:33-37 = Vows Problem The Pharisees Knew One Had To Keep Their Vows. You Only Have To Be Truthful To Your Word If You Utter The Right Words. Matt. 23:16

44. 6 Interpretations Jesus Fixes 5.Matt. 5:38-42 = Justice Problem The Pharisees Taught An Eye For An Eye. But Matters of Personal Vengeance Were Permitted. Rom. 12:19

45. 6 Interpretations Jesus Fixes 6.Matt. 5:43-48 = Loving Your Neighbor/Enemy Problem The Pharisees Loved Those Who Loved Them. They Added, “Hate Your Enemy.” The Love of God Was Not Emulated In Their Lives.

46. You Have Heard…But I Say Mt. 5:17-48 Law Keeping Is Not Just About Checking Off The List of Commands You Must Keep. Law Keeping Is Not Just About Doing The Minimal. Law Keeping Is Becoming A New Righteous Person In Christ Jesus! ACTIONS-THOUGHTS-DESIRE