Thesis: The gospel of Jesus radically transforms religiosity and brings joy and liberty to the lives of those who place their trust in him.
I. THE JOY OF HAVING JESUS * Overemphasizing legalistic religious practices leaves out joy of Christ's presence * Jesus came to make all things new * Psalms "blessedness" = happiness for those who have Jesus : 16:11,32:2,34:8,40:4,84:12
II. LIBERTY IN FOLLOWING JESUS * Pharisees added to law (Talmud) * Pharisees created burdensome lawkeeping * Jesus pointed to scripture for freedom * Jesus shows real priorities and real law
CONCLUSION: God's gospel is one of mercy and grace. Jesus closes argument in passage by showing that the sabbath was made for man - grace of rest for man, not a religious duty of man for the sabbath.
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