Comments on: Jesus was legalistic but He wasn’t a pharisee http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2010/01/26/jesus-was-legalistic-but-he-wasnt-a-pharisee/ Thoughts and updates from Knoxville, TN. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Josh http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2010/01/26/jesus-was-legalistic-but-he-wasnt-a-pharisee/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Josh Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:13:00 +0000 http://www.joshwhitehead.net/?p=3063#comment-1035 @ Mayce - thanks! appreciate you guys. @Ron - You are right on that if we live His Word and walk by the Spirit then we will have no problem accomplishing His purpose and plans. Thanks for the thoughts! @ Mayce – thanks! appreciate you guys.

@Ron – You are right on that if we live His Word and walk by the Spirit then we will have no problem accomplishing His purpose and plans. Thanks for the thoughts!

]]> By: Ron Duncan http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2010/01/26/jesus-was-legalistic-but-he-wasnt-a-pharisee/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Ron Duncan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:18:26 +0000 http://www.joshwhitehead.net/?p=3063#comment-1034 Maybe the problem here is the definition of grace. According to Strong's Concordance - grace is "the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life" - or simply stated "the desire and power to do God's will". This requires much more than following a list of rules. This requires walking by the Spirit. Over and over it is shown that God looks upon the heart and not simply by what a man does. When speaking to the rich young ruler; he did not go to a rule, but to his heart (there is no law or even legal requirement that this man sell everything he had). He saw that there was something he was not willing to give up. Jesus did not want the man's wealth, he wanted his heart. You can follow every rule and discipline there is and it will never lead you to God. Don't think that I am saying to throw out the rules or the requirements of scripture. I am saying the opposite. Walking by the Spirit will lead you down a path that fulfills every word of scripture. Walking by the Spirit will lead you into all Truth. It will cause you to seek God with all that you are, not just to follow the rules. I disagree, Jesus was not legalistic. He simply followed the leading of the Spirit, which goes way beyond rules. Rules do not bring fulfillment, but the Spirit does. Maybe the problem here is the definition of grace. According to Strong’s Concordance – grace is “the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life” – or simply stated “the desire and power to do God’s will”. This requires much more than following a list of rules. This requires walking by the Spirit. Over and over it is shown that God looks upon the heart and not simply by what a man does. When speaking to the rich young ruler; he did not go to a rule, but to his heart (there is no law or even legal requirement that this man sell everything he had). He saw that there was something he was not willing to give up. Jesus did not want the man’s wealth, he wanted his heart. You can follow every rule and discipline there is and it will never lead you to God.

Don’t think that I am saying to throw out the rules or the requirements of scripture. I am saying the opposite. Walking by the Spirit will lead you down a path that fulfills every word of scripture. Walking by the Spirit will lead you into all Truth. It will cause you to seek God with all that you are, not just to follow the rules.

I disagree, Jesus was not legalistic. He simply followed the leading of the Spirit, which goes way beyond rules. Rules do not bring fulfillment, but the Spirit does.

]]> By: Kyle Gilbert http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2010/01/26/jesus-was-legalistic-but-he-wasnt-a-pharisee/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Kyle Gilbert Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:40:34 +0000 http://www.joshwhitehead.net/?p=3063#comment-1026 Insightful post. Love the examples of television and eating. The life of following Jesus is a disciplined one. It's full of counting the cost and choosing to follow Christ over giving into our flesh. Good stuff! Insightful post. Love the examples of television and eating.

The life of following Jesus is a disciplined one. It’s full of counting the cost and choosing to follow Christ over giving into our flesh.

Good stuff!

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