Love over Legalism...

23 And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” Mark 2:23-25

Today I got this in spirit to speak about love over legalism. The Pharisees cared more about the law than who they had in their midst. They wanted to legal over loving. 

That is and was me I was legalistic over love. God Didn't send His Son to bring the law down on people but He sent His Son to love people.

10 and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. Matthew 12:10 

Again, the pharisees cared more about the law instead of helping/loving that person.

In this season in my life, I would rather love than be legalistic. A church of mine I used to attend said it this way you major on majors and minor on the minors. This means that the major for example Jesus rose again we all have to agree on and adhere to but as to a minor, an example was it a fish or whale that ate Jonah that is up for discussion.

So, let me put it simpler the things we as Christians are to all agree on and there is no argument are:

1. Jesus is the Son of God.

2.  Jesus died and rose again.

3. Jesus sits on the throne in heaven.

4, God is Lord over all.

5. We are to love God with all heart, mind, soul, and strength.

6. We are to love thy neighbor.

7 We are to hate and call out sin.

8. We are to worship and how we are to worship, examples are written in the Bible.

9. That we should pray and how God gives us a model- The Lord's Prayer.

10. The Bible is sovereign.

11, The Bible is living and active.

12. How we ought to live the Bible tells us how.

These things are the majors. As to Baptism we are called to do that but how we are to baptize I struggle with and have not been given enough understanding from God to say one way or another.

Did I miss something let me know?

Everything else is minor and open for discussion.

The fact that I know things helps me to focus on love, not the law.

I am asking you this morning to love over legalism. This is from God because God was love when He sent His only Son to earth to die for our sins.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16