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The Religious Spirit

And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. Mark 8:15 Twice in Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32), Moses commanded the people to neither add to, nor take away from what He had said.  There is always the trend among religious folk to do this, as…

Matthew 13 – The Parables of the Kingdom

The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. Luke 6:40 For the casual observer, the parables of Matthew 13 seem fairly straight-forward. The Kingdom of Heaven is compared with several pictures from every day life, such as planting seeds, leavening bread, finding a good deal,…