April 10th: Leviticus 20 & Mark 7:1-23
April 9, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Punishments for disobedience. The commandment of God nullified by tradition.
Some passages referenced:
Deuteronomy 17:7, Deuteronomy 13:10-11 (laws concerning stoning).
Exodus 21:17 (death penalty for reviling father and mother); Isaiah 29:9-14 (drawing near with lips, but heart far from God); Acts 10:10-16 (abrogating the food laws); Romans 14:20 (everything is clean).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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