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SIMPLIFIED JOURNEY (25): Jesus – Conflict with the Jews


With the post-exile Jews and their traditions having such a focus on the external observances of the Law plus the traditions and Jesus’ focus on the heart, conflict was inevitable. The same thing happens today when one group in the Church focuses on grace while another group’s emphasis is on observance of the letter of the law. One group looks at the other as lawless libertines while the second group thinks the first group is legalistic.

It did not take long for the conflict between Jesus and the Jews to begin. Over the course of His ministry, it grew from Continue reading