Acts 9:15-16;Romans 3:21-26
What is the righteousness that is different from what the Law ever demonstrated? How is it seen? Is Jesus Christ a new teaching from the Old Testament? The Pharisees not only were looking at the wrong passages of the Old Testament upon which to build their lives, they rejected the Truth of other passages. Jesus Christ is seen throughout the Old Testament. Spend some time finding Christ represented in the Old Testament today.
Matthew 23:2-12;
In this Matthew text, what is true of the Pharisees? Is God impressed with their works? Why did they do all the work? Did they love others? Why did Christ tell His disciples to not follow their example? What happens when we put on people loads that Christ never made? How does Christ want us to act? Today, be a servant to someone who normally you are over.
Leviticus 17:10-14
Why does the letter written to the Gentile church in Acts 15 include abstaining from eating blood? What does it mean that God sets his face against such a person? What does it mean that the life is in the blood? What is the blood for in sacrifice? What do these concepts mean in the context of Christ shedding His blood on the cross? Today thank Him for giving you life through His atonement on the cross.