Mark 2:23-28

Mark 2:23-28

1. We see what extravagant importance is attached to trifles by those who are mere formalists in religion.
2. We see the value of a knowledge of holy Scripture.
3. We see the true principle by which all questions about the observance of the SABBATH ought to be decided.

"It ought to be a settled principle in our minds, that a man's soul is in a bad state, when he begins to regard man-made rites and ceremonies, as things of superior importance, and exalts them above the preaching of the Gospel."

"There is no royal road to the knowledge of the Bible. It does not come to man by intuition. The book must be studied, pondered, prayed over, searched into, and not left always lying on a shelf, or carelessly looked at now and then. It is the students of the Bible, and they alone, who will find it a weapon ready in hand in the day of battle."

Questions:

1. Do we care more about outward religiosity more than sound doctrine and believing it from the heart?

2. Are we students of the Bible? Are we growing in our knowledge of what it says? Are we hiding God’s Word in your heart that we might not sin against Him? It is a large book, and it can feel daunting, but the journey of 1000 miles is only accomplished one step at a time.

3. On keeping the Sabbath, we ought to wrestle and pray! Does our practice come out of convenience or, like the previous point, biblical conviction?