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Mrs. Macready Jesus
Sun 5/20
By: Ajay Thomas
"Don't go there. Don't touch this. Don't do that." C.S. Lewis' fictional character, Mrs. McCreedy was the queen of following the rules and calling others to do the same. If she lived in Jesus' day, she would have loved the Pharisees. And at first, you would have thought Jesus would too. These guys are the kings of dotting their i's and crossing their t's when it came to God's law. But Jesus saw the Pharisees for who they were - men who knew the law but failed to love God. In fact, as you read John's Gospel, you can't help but notice that Jesus and the Pharisees were always at each other's throat. Jesus cuts the idea that God's kingdom is about keeping laws and performing well. Instead, it is about a new birth and a new heart that comes not through performance, but through faith in Jesus.
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