Malachi 2:8-9
8But you have turned aside from the way. aYou have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted bthe covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, 9and so cI make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but dshow partiality in your instruction.”Matthew 15:3-6
3He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God commanded, e‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, f‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” ▼▼Or is an offering
6he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have hmade void the word ▼▼Some manuscripts law
of God. Matthew 23:16-22
16“Woe to jyou, kblind guides, who say, l‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or mthe temple that has made the gold sacred? 18And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by nthe gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or othe altar that makes the gift sacred? 20So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by phim who dwells in it. 22And whoever swears by qheaven swears by rthe throne of God and by shim who sits upon it.Romans 3:8
8And why not tdo evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.Romans 6:1
Dead to Sin, Alive to God
1What shall we say then? uAre we to continue in sin that grace may abound?Romans 6:15
Slaves to Righteousness
15What then? vAre we to sin wbecause we are not under law but under grace? By no means!1 Timothy 6:3-4
3If anyone xteaches a different doctrine and does not agree with ythe sound ▼▼Or healthy
words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching aathat accords with godliness, 4 abhe is puffed up with conceit and acunderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for adcontroversy and for aequarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
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