The Heart Condition
Day 1: The Illusion of the Front Yard 1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV) "But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.'" Luke 18:11 (ESV) "The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.'" Rundown I
Dropping the Sunday Best
Day 1: The Perfection Standard Matthew 5:20, 48 (ESV) "For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven... You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Rundown If anyone thought they had the market cornered on righteousness, it was the scribes and the Pharisees. The scribes were the ultimate photocopiers of the faith. They didn’t just transcribe the text; they were so terrifi
All Gas, No Brakes
Day 1: The Danger of "Relaxing" the Standard Matthew 5:19 (ESV) - "Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Rundown: Whenever you see the word "therefore" in Scripture, you have to stop and ask what it's there for. Jesus isn't speaking this warning in a vacuum. For eighteen verses prior,
