| | :::::Jesus also said, ''Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."'' | | :::::Jesus also said, ''Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."'' |
| − | :::::'''Commentary:''' There are two Gospels (one "which is no Gospel at all" as Paul says), they are a Gospel of Grace, and Gospel of Law (alternatively, "A Gospel of Works"). Rejecting the authority of scripture (i.e., "The Word of God") turns the Gospel into a Gospel of Works (such as in Buddhism, Islam, Mormonism, and host of other teachings). | + | :::::'''Commentary:''' There are two Gospels (one "which is no Gospel at all" as Paul says), they are a Gospel of Grace, and Gospel of Law (alternatively, "A Gospel of Works" or a "Gospel of Wrath"). Rejecting the authority of scripture (i.e., "The Word of God") turns the Gospel into a Gospel of Works (such as in Buddhism, Islam, Mormonism, and host of other teachings). |
| | :::::What does the scripture teach us? That Israel received the Gospel in the wilderness, and rejected it for a Gospel of Works (i.e., the Mosaic Law). The Law cannot '''save''' one from the wrath of God. | | :::::What does the scripture teach us? That Israel received the Gospel in the wilderness, and rejected it for a Gospel of Works (i.e., the Mosaic Law). The Law cannot '''save''' one from the wrath of God. |