Matthew 9:10-13, Life Application Study Bible NIV:
"While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’"
Study Notes from the Life Application Bible: Matthew 9:13: "Those who are sure that they are righteous can’t be saved because the first step in following Jesus is acknowledging our need and admitting that we don’t have all the answers."
"OBEDIENCE VERSUS SACRIFICES
Hosea 6:6 God says many times that he doesn’t want our gifts and sacrifices when we give them out of ritual or hypocrisy. God wants us first to love and obey him.
1 Samuel 15:22, 23 Obedience is far better than sacrifice.
Psalm 40:6–8 God doesn’t want burnt offerings; he wants our lifelong service.
Psalm 51:16–19 God isn’t interested in penance; he wants a broken and contrite heart.
Jeremiah 7:21–23 It isn’t sacrifices God wants; he desires our obedience and promises that he will be our God and we will be his people.
Hosea 6:6 God doesn’t want sacrifices; he wants our loving loyalty. He doesn’t want offerings; he wants us to acknowledge him.
Amos 5:21–24 God hates pretense and hypocrisy; he wants to see justice roll on like a river.
Micah 6:6–8 God is not satisfied with offerings; he wants us to be fair and just and merciful, and to walk humbly with him.
Matthew 9:13 God doesn’t want sacrifices; he wants us to be merciful."
Obedience Versus Sacrifice
by Barb Berens
11.18.2013
Oh Lord, I think I always want to ‘do’ something
Something that could honor You and show my love,
But Your opinion does not include that
You tell me to be.. to live.. to love.. to be merciful
Teach me how Lord, teach me how.
I once thought that being in the limelight
Was a place you had for those who love You
But Your opinion does not include that
To see.. to serve.. to give.. to breathe new life
Teach me how Lord, teach me how.
How can I understand obedience versus sacrifice?
What do I leave out and what do I leave in?
Your opinion is all that counts
To be Your child, to walk Your path, to seek the lost and bind up wounds
Teach me how Lord, teach me how.
"While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’"
Study Notes from the Life Application Bible: Matthew 9:13: "Those who are sure that they are righteous can’t be saved because the first step in following Jesus is acknowledging our need and admitting that we don’t have all the answers."
"OBEDIENCE VERSUS SACRIFICES
Hosea 6:6 God says many times that he doesn’t want our gifts and sacrifices when we give them out of ritual or hypocrisy. God wants us first to love and obey him.
1 Samuel 15:22, 23 Obedience is far better than sacrifice.
Psalm 40:6–8 God doesn’t want burnt offerings; he wants our lifelong service.
Psalm 51:16–19 God isn’t interested in penance; he wants a broken and contrite heart.
Jeremiah 7:21–23 It isn’t sacrifices God wants; he desires our obedience and promises that he will be our God and we will be his people.
Hosea 6:6 God doesn’t want sacrifices; he wants our loving loyalty. He doesn’t want offerings; he wants us to acknowledge him.
Amos 5:21–24 God hates pretense and hypocrisy; he wants to see justice roll on like a river.
Micah 6:6–8 God is not satisfied with offerings; he wants us to be fair and just and merciful, and to walk humbly with him.
Matthew 9:13 God doesn’t want sacrifices; he wants us to be merciful."
Obedience Versus Sacrifice
by Barb Berens
11.18.2013
Oh Lord, I think I always want to ‘do’ something
Something that could honor You and show my love,
But Your opinion does not include that
You tell me to be.. to live.. to love.. to be merciful
Teach me how Lord, teach me how.
I once thought that being in the limelight
Was a place you had for those who love You
But Your opinion does not include that
To see.. to serve.. to give.. to breathe new life
Teach me how Lord, teach me how.
How can I understand obedience versus sacrifice?
What do I leave out and what do I leave in?
Your opinion is all that counts
To be Your child, to walk Your path, to seek the lost and bind up wounds
Teach me how Lord, teach me how.
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