Playlist: Forms vs. Spirituality (sermon series)
John W. Ritenbaugh
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 1)
By Grace We Are SavedLove, justice, mercy, and fidelity (the weightier matters of the law) God desires more than meticulous, mechanical religiosity.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 2)
The Price of SinSins committed presumptuously by people of high responsibility (leaders) are judged more rigorously than those sins committed by people in ignorance.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 3)
The Process of HolinessGod's holy law gives love its foundation, stability, and evenness, preventing it from degenerating into a sappy, sentimental feeling.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 4)
The Laws of GodThe yoke grievous to bear (Acts 15:10) was not God's law, but an entire package of Pharisaic regulations that had been elevated to the level of God's law.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 5)
The PhariseesThe Acts 15 decision did not do away with God's law, but solved the question of circumcision and the misconception that it was a recipe for salvation.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 6)
Making Righteous JudgmentsChrist emphasizes that the internal, weightier matters, which change the heart, take precedence over external ceremonial concerns that don't change the heart.