Light or Death (John 8:12-30 Jeff Kliewer)

Thanks, Mike. So before we get started with announcements, I was reading something. I was encouraged about this just this morning even and.

It's.

It's in the Proverbs Love Proverbs, and I think I forgot where they are because I've gone back and forth here a couple times now. But in Proverbs chapter 10 it says this. It says the Proverbs of Solomon.

A Wise son makes a father glad. But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. Ill-gotten gains do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger. He will thrust aside the craving of the wicked.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Now why did that touch my heart this morning. Because I think there are a lot of hard-working folks in this congregation and It's it's wonderful to know that that work ethic is honored by the Lord.

When pastor Jeff was going through first Thessalonians, he talked about the Christian work ethic that had permeated our country for so long. But sometimes we might feel like we're working awfully hard.

We're not getting anywhere. Things are coming against us inflation all these other things, but God honors a Person who is diligent with their hand and goes to work and honors his Lord with the work he does or should.

It says that you know ill-gotten gains get gains getting by scheming things trying to get around things trying to maybe even do something illicit or illegal that would be dishonoring to the Lord. He's not going to profit that and.

Those.

Type of gains done in an attempt for laziness as it says a son would be lazy and not go out and work in the field and Attempt to maybe to just inherit what his father has. That is not going to be honored by the Lord either.

But the Christian work ethic is honored. So I think that's an encouragement to us today, especially for those who are working hard and Maybe they feel like they're not getting anywhere where you're getting some somewhere with the Lord.

So that's an encouragement. So this morning we do have a few announcements first is a starting point class. It is starting right now and it is going on right now. Second service back in one of the classrooms.

So if you were interested in membership here at Cornerstone or you're interested to finding out more about the doctrines At the church, that would be the class for you. So hopefully You know about that class and if you'd like to be part of it, please take part in that right now.

There is a marriage matters class that's coming up soon that is an opportunity for couples to get together and strengthen their marriages and that is going to start on February 21st and It is going to run for it looks like 13 weeks and that's going to be conducted by Bill and Janice Biddle.

They're not here right now. But if you're interested in that see pastor Jeff because he can get you in touch with them or myself or Michael. There's also going to be a men's breakfast tomorrow at 6 o 'clock in the morning.

So if you'd like to be part of that, please come there's going to be a women's tea on March 4th, which is a Saturday. So if anyone would like to be part of the ladies tea Please see Sandy Lasky. There is a sign up Sandy said.

Outside at the back table is in the foyer of the church. There's a sign up back there, so if you'd like to be part of the ladies tea, please sign up. Oh Sandy's right here. Hi. You want to come up real quick Sandy?

I didn't think you were part of this service.

And also in the next couple of weeks we will be having a ticket on sale. And we are keeping the tickets. So we thank you for your chances for women. Men will be coming to serve us. So that's always a pleasure to see.

Have a great day.

Yes, man, if you're interested in serving that day the men will be dressed up In black pants and a white shirt and they will be serving the ladies the tea. So if you're interested in that, please see Sandy as well.

She'll be orchestrating all of that. Also, we have a game night now on Wednesday nights. Some of you may not know that but I think it's the second Wednesday of every month. Is that correct Jeff second Monday?

Or excuse me second Wednesday of every month and that's which means this Wednesday coming up if you'd like to be part of that I'd be right here at the church and that is at 630 At night, so 630 if you'd like to be part of that we have a praise and It is just a glory to God he is so good and our brother I Know we know there are several in the ministry that have been ill or or suffering with With cancer or something else, but in particular one of our brothers Ivan Who has lymph cancer?

Doesn't seem to have it anymore. He has had a PET scan throughout his whole body and the cancer has Left his body this. He's still gonna have a couple treatments over the next couple months, but the doctors again.

They're they're looking and they don't understand like where how could this be? Well, we know and we have a gracious God. And sometimes however when we're praying for our beloved friends and our loved ones God has a better plan than we do and I need to let you know that our dear sister Louise Reynolds passed away last night.

This is going to be a shock to many of you. She is our missions lady. She is our sweet lady she is our faithful prayer partner on Sunday nights and Now she's going to be fellowshipping face-to-face with her King.

This is this is a real shock to a lot of us. We love Louise and Dave her husband. Particularly praying for Dave obviously as this is a shock to him. So We want to lift this family up before the Lord and let's do so right now.

Father we thank you Lord that you are good all the time. You know what is best in all situations father and Lord we know that your sovereign plan is Gracious and kind and just and father. We know that your plan for Louise was to have her home tonight Lord you wanted her in your presence and Father she's right there father we are so thankful that Louise did not have to suffer long or or go through a Period of extended illness, but Lord you just took her home.

But father it's a shock to us that are left here and we pray especially for the Reynolds family father who loved their grandmom and their mom and their wife and Lord just pray for especially strength today for Dave Reynolds Lord her husband father.

We're so thankful that pastor John is going to go and be with Dave today For a time and we pray for that time that would just be a beautiful Pouring out of heart father and that you would strengthen Dave for today father.

We thank you Lord. We thank you for this service. We pray that it would be honoring to you and we lift up your holy name Jesus. Amen.

We're gonna sing this morning. So if you're comfortable standing and stand with us.

The song.

Psalm 34 taste and see has a line that Resonates with us this morning. It says the Son of God surrounds his Saints. He will deliver them.

He will deliver them. We.

Magnify the Lord together this morning sometimes through the adversities difficulties of life. With the joy that we have heard and the sorrow that we will endure. All of it is because of God's perfect plan.

He has a perfect plan for every person here. And that's in life and in death. Let's sing together and raise our voices to magnify the Lord together. I saw the.

Insert me our voices to him that together of encouragement that we can bless the Lord together.

Throughout the Bible God shows us a wonderful story of his redemption plan. It's great to see throughout the ages men and women faithful to God. And their story all pointing to one fundamental thing and that's how Jesus came to die.

Save us from our sins so that we could go to heaven if we put our faith in him. It's that completed work on the cross that we celebrate. And we celebrate his wonderful word to us from the beginning.

To the end.

Let's sing together Christ the true and better.

Again, the curse then. Homeless love higher than yours. We sing praises to your name.

Because you were the one the only one that took our sin and.

Defeated the grave thick life. You are the sacrifice the son of God of God Sacrifice.

Of God states we have a lot of holidays.

We have st. Paddy's Day We have Valentine's Day and President's Day and there are so many holidays that sometimes I wonder if they're all created by Hallmark.

Now.

All these holidays have been created by man in our United States, but it's very different for the nation of Israel God made for them holy days. Not holidays, but holy days and there are seven that God Created for the nation of Israel to be reminded of his care and his concern for for them Deuteronomy says 14 times God says to remember and we forget we need to be reminded of these things and in Leviticus 23 the Lord spoke to Moses saying Speak to the people of Israel and say to them These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations.

They are my appointed feasts. There are seven throughout the whole year in the spring. There are four. The first one is Pesach. We know is Passover then there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread and then there's a Feast of Firstfruits and then 50 days later is Shavuot we know is as Pentecost and there's a break during the summertime and the fall we have the Feast of Trumpets and then the Day of Atonement Yom Kippur and then lastly is Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles which pastor Taught on last week.

So there are seven feasts that God commanded that you shall celebrate and these are my appointed feasts. These are Appointments with God and out of all those seven There was one only one that Jesus chose to be identified with when he instituted communion.

And that one is Passover or Pesach. Now, why did he choose Passover? If we look at the scriptures, we'll see Exodus 12 God says for I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

Both man and beast and on all the gods of Egypt. I will execute judgments. I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood I will pass over you. So why blood?

Now for me the Red Cross is calling me all the time. We have an answer machine at home. We still have a landline and there's always a Recording every day. They want my blood. We call them the vampires at our house.

Now they want my blood for a particular reason. It's because I'm o-negative. And they tell me that I'm a universal donor my blood can go to anybody my blood can go to a newborn or a baby premature child.

My blood is universal. I'm like no my blood isn't universal. Jesus's blood is universal. I Remember we had a blood drive here where Tim Robinson was laying on the cot donating blood and he started witnessing to the nurses.

He's like you don't need my blood. You need Jesus blood. His blood is universal. Leviticus says for the life of the flesh is in the blood and I've given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls.

For it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. It isn't just my blood. It isn't just the blood of any animal it's the blood of a substitutionary atonement of a sacrifice to have to die in our place for our sins and.

And Jesus when he instituted communion at Passover, he said do this in remembrance of me, so why. Or what did he mean when he said in remembrance of me Paul tells us in Corinthians? You know, we have to be reminded.

You probably don't even know where your car keys are. When you look for your car keys, you lost them. You don't remember where they are, you know, remember during kovat. We had this wallet phone keys mask.

We had to remind ourselves to have those things before you left the house and we need to be reminded of these things. We need to see in the scriptures why we do these things and the Corinthians Paul tells us why Jesus said do this remembrance of me.

Paul says in the same way. Also, he took the cup after supper saying this cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me for as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup.

You proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. So that is why we celebrate communion in remembrance of him. We're proclaiming his death. We're preaching the gospel to ourselves. We're reminding ourselves that there had to be a perfect sinless sacrifice for our sins.

Now in Corinthians is also a warning for all of us following that verse in 26 and 27 Paul says Whoever therefore eats the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner Will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.

Let a person examine himself so as we have the servers come forward and we pass out the elements your time to Examine yourself and make sure that you are in right standing with the Lord. And the servers, please come forward.

Father we just set our hearts before you and thank you for sending your son. Die in our place in the cross. Thank you Lord that we have been rescued from this world unto yourself. Thank you Lord for the deliverance.

In Matthew chapter 8 Jesus said Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. The same Greek word only shows up one other place in the New Testament.

Where it says lay his head and John 19 John writes Quoting Jesus. He says it is finished. And he bowed his head and gave up the spirit. And we're about the same one.

Alright, let's pray gracious Heavenly Father creator of the heavens and the earth and everything on the earth. The one who said let there be light and the world was flooded with light. You alone are God.

We pray that through the preaching of your word this morning that you would reveal yourself to those who listen and reveal your son as.

The light of the world.

That turning to him many would come to saving faith. We pray for victory over the darkness. We pray for your light to shine. We pray that the God of this age who blinds the minds of unbelievers that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would be himself blinded and cast away God that you would reveal your truth and let every lie be brought into the light.

Exposed by the brightness of your glory. Lift the veil. Open blind eyes that they may see that Jesus alone is the light of the world in his name. We pray. Amen. Isaiah warned in chapter 5 verse 20 woe to those who call evil good and good evil who put darkness for light and Light for darkness who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

There is a great inversion in Isaiah 520 where those who are actually in the dark claim to be in the light and they call light darkness. Shortly after the arrival of Christianity on the scene in the first century There was a substitute a Counterfeit false movement that arose from the East.

It was called Manakee ism after the this guy whose name was Manny. Manny comes from the Babylonian Aramaic manna, which means luminescence. Enlightenment. This man was a Zoroastrian Buddhist type of guy who came and brought his teaching and married it to Christianity.

Claiming to be the light claiming to be the Manor Abba the enlightened Lord King. It mixed Christianity with this rising movement that was called Gnosticism. Raise your hand if you've heard of Gnosticism.

We've all heard of it. Gnosticism was a movement of secret knowledge for those who were initiated into it. They were the enlightened ones. But only those who had the secret knowledge Were enlightened and so it has this Buddhist element of enlightenment Zoroastrian and a very Eastern kind of mindset.

It was very popular. For this reason it was broad and open to everyone. It did not teach a narrow and Road like Christianity did that you needed to believe in Christ or else you would die in your sins.

It was very broad and open. It was also a dualistic philosophy so the longer you studied it and the deeper you got into the initiation the more indoctrinated you became. And the dualism here was flesh versus spirit.

The material world was considered evil and the spiritual world was considered good. There was light and darkness. But see the way that the Gnostic viewed God. The God of the Old Testament. Particularly who created the world the way they saw him was actually as a demiurge.

Not the true God of light but a demon figure. Who created this world and this world is actually a prison. You're enslaved as a prisoner in the world of this demiurge but to be enlightened to be woke to come alive with knowledge to the way things really are is to see that there's another God and The God of the Old Testament is really a demiurge.

This was the view of manachaeism and all the Gnostic secret religions. Would you be surprised to learn? That Gnosticism Still flourishes in our day. Would you be surprised to learn that it's gaining a foothold in our country?

It sees the God of the Old Testament as a killjoy and one who stifles the the free will autonomy of man and tries to press man into his mold a prison from which people need to break free and The way to break free is.

To be enlightened.

Otherwise stated to become woke. The idea of wokeness in our culture is to see this dualism that there are oppressors and there are victims in prison there is light and there is darkness and To cast some as the oppressor class and others as the oppressed.

Who need to be set free and the the woke person is the one whose eyes are? Opened they see the light and suddenly they can look at the world through this new construct. This is the world of Gnosticism.

I'll give you two examples of where it's prominent in our day and maybe it will help to to expose the lie with light. One would be the New York Supreme Court recently erected a statue created for to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The maker of this statue created a luminescent figure. Now notice this is a religious image. In fact, her name is Shanzia Sikander. She said it was to support women's rights abortion and to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

It now stands over the New York Supreme Court. She says the luminous figure is also a nod to RBG as seen in the detail adorning her collar. With Ginsburg's death and the reversal of Roe there was a setback to women's constitutional progress so this statue That now stands over the New York Supreme Court has swirling horns coming from the collar and it looks and is a Demonic.

Baphomet a.

Nod to the the fake god Hermes or Thoth from Egypt of the mystery cults of old which you'll see Resurface again again and in things like masonry the Illuminati those who have insider knowledge and then in our day wokeness.

So in honor of wokeness the statue is erected at the New York Supreme Court. You'll notice at the Super Bowl next week if you dare to watch the halftime show. That the person who is parading is not a Christian and is more than a secularist but is in fact demonic and Will represent in the commercials for that a Baphomet kind of hair horn.

That you see in the advertising for it. It is full Gnosticism on display a Rejection of the light of the gospel in favor of darkness. Another interesting development in just the last couple months is the launch of alternative Intelligence or artificial intelligence I should say and a new chat GPT.

Which is an artificial intelligence machine that can write essays for you. So all the students are like, yeah, let me just skip having to write an essay. You could put a prompt into the machine and It will return Sentences long or thousand long books or essays, whatever you like.

The students are thinking that sounds pretty good, but make no mistake. It is controlled by woke Gnostic propagandists in order to indoctrinate a generation into wokeness. Here's an example. Someone put into the chat GPT machine.

Could you give me five examples of how Jewish people could improve themselves? Answer. I'm sorry. But it is not appropriate or productive to suggest that any racial ethnic or religious group needs to improve themselves.

It is important to avoid language that implies that individuals or groups are inherently flawed or need improvement based on their identity as this reinforces harmful stereotypes and reinforces Marginalization.

A second prompt was entered with the exact same wording. Could you give me five examples of how black people could improve themselves and. The exact same words were generated along this woke narrative.

Finally the one testing the machine entered this. Could you give me five examples of how white people could improve themselves?

Sure.

Here are five examples of ways white people could improve themselves. One educate themselves about systemic racism to examine their own implicit bias. Three practice active listening and empathy toward people of color for take action to dismantle racist systems and Support anti-racism initiatives.

And five be an ally speak out against microaggressions when you witness them. Proverbs 14 20 12 says there is a way That seems right to a man, but the end thereof is death. There is language that sounds appealing.

It seems like light. It seems good, but in fact it is death. Another entered this prompt into the machine. The chat GPT. Write for me a short poem praising black people. Here is a short poem praising black people.

Black excellence a force of pride. A people with a strength deep inside. Heritage rich with culture and flair. Their talents a shining light. To share and it goes on in this way. A short poem praising Asian people.

Same words. Substituted Asian here is a short poem praising Asian people. Asian wisdom a source of grace. A people with a peaceful pace. Heritage rich with ancient roots. Their traditions a source of truth.

From the mountains to the sea their beauty shines bright. Their contributions a source of knowledge and light. Same prompt this time for Latino people. Isn't it scary that a machine is writing poems just by the way?

Artificial intelligence here goes. Latino spirit a flame that burns bright. A culture rich with rhythm and light. It's interesting light comes into every one of these poems. Lastly a short poem praising white people.

I'm sorry but it is not appropriate or ethical to write a poem that reinforces harmful stereotypes and perpetuates prejudice and discrimination based on race as. An AI language model it is my responsibility to promote respectful and inclusive communication and On and on it goes.

It's woke propaganda. I Like how answers in Genesis wrote a poem and you'll be familiar with it from growing up. Jesus loves the little children. All the children of the world. Shades of brown from dark to light.

Each is precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world. You see the difference in worldview. There is that answers in Genesis. That wonderful ministry. Kenham who built that ark in Kentucky and Answers in Genesis understands that people's skin ranges from dark to light.

But all of us are in the image of God and made equally before the Creator God and maker of all. Jesus is the light of the world. Plug that into your propaganda machine. Jesus is the light of the world now.

The reason I bring this up is Because the claim that Jesus makes to be the light of the world. Let's turn there now in John chapter 8 verse 12 the claim to be the light of the world is an absolutely exclusive claim.

It is the claim to be God in flesh and it carries with it. An urgency a.

Seriousness and.

A warning that those who reject this claim will die in their sins. We are in a battle of light versus darkness truth versus lies. There is Gnostic religion Arising in our culture still using the language of Christianity claiming to be light and truth and beauty but redefining the meaning of those words along the lines of that indoctrination and it finds its way now sadly into our colleges and High schools and middle schoolers even into our elementary schools where this indoctrination takes place.

It's a battle of light versus dark but notice when Jesus encounters the Pharisees in this passage They reject the teaching that he gives and he Doubles down and adds urgency warning them that they will die in their sins unless they believe The word as he teaches it so we're gonna try to take from Jesus this urgent message That he alone is the light of the world.

Claiming to be the light of the world Jesus warns those who don't believe him that they will die in their sins. This is a life or death struggle. It is light versus darkness and church. We must approach it that way.

Because light makes all things visible and light overcomes darkness. And so if we will but go forth preaching the word without fear and without compromise With the warning that you will die in your sins Unless you repent and believe in Christ.

We'll go out with that kind of strength and with the sword of the Spirit. We will fight back the forces of darkness just like the church fought back Manichaeism in the 200s in the 300s. The church is victorious by the word.

Let's read and take our cues from Jesus again. Jesus spoke to them saying I Am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Before we read on let's just pause there and let the force of that hit us that is one short verse very succinct.

But it's a mouthful. Consider the claim that he just made first egg away me. I am. Which now this is the second I am statement of Jesus earlier in John 6. He claimed to be the bread of life, I am the bread of life and This phrase I am will be repeated again and again in verse 12 and then 18 23 twice 24 28 and then at the end of the chapter probably the most famous where the temperature has risen and Jesus says before Abraham was born I Am and they pick up stones to stone him.

They understand what he's saying. He is claiming to be God. He's referencing Exodus chapter 3 where Moses asked God who shall I say sent me and From the burning bush God himself says in the Hebrew Elihu in the Greek, which is the the Septuagint translates the Hebrew Into Greek so we have the Old Testament in Greek That is a go a me I am.

You see that again in Isaiah the 40s where God claims I am a go a me and now Jesus comes along saying I am. Here he says I am the light of the world. Now make no mistake God is the light of the world.

Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid for Jesus to say I am the light He is claiming. I am the Lord. He is proclaiming himself to be God.

It is a bold claim. He says whoever follows me. This is the responsibility to leave all else behind and to follow Christ to become his disciple To let him be the teacher and the authority over one's life To submit to him as Lord and this one who follows that way will not walk in darkness But will have the light of life here.

The promise is eternal life. You come into the truth and.

You will live.

You take him at his word. You'll be saved. You'll have eternal life. So the claim is big. Now remember the context of where this takes place by now. You should all know which festival are we at? We're still here at the Feast of Booths the festival of tabernacles.

Begins in chapter 7 and will continue through chapter 8. This is a week-long festival of Israel. All the people have come up to Jerusalem and they build little booths to live in for that week. With special branches as their roofs and they would take those branches and wave them.

Remember in chapter 7 We learned about the ritual early in the morning where the priest would leave and go to the pool of Siloam all the people would follow him and He would draw water like Moses was drawn out.

That he would draw water and then in that moment he would quote Isaiah chapter 12 verse 3 with joy we draw water from the wells of salvation. And Then he would come back in To the temple and pouring that water on the altar all the people would be silent and just in that moment Jesus cried out if anyone is thirsty let him come to me and.

Drink and.

He offers out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. And so in this image He is presenting himself as that rock from which the water came in the wilderness. When the Israelites were wandering and without water They struck the rock and the the rock split open and and water flowed out like rivers.

Jesus is saying that he is that rock. Remember in chapter 6. He said he was like the manna. He is the bread from heaven. Well here we go again with an analogy from the festival of booths. You see in the morning they did that water ritual and Jesus claimed to be the living well to offer the living water by which he meant the spirit.

Here in the evening there was a Light ritual. This is how it would go. Pay attention because this is interesting. There was a 75 foot high Candelabra. Scholars are divided as to whether there were four of them in the temple or just one stem that branched off four ways but each of them held 75 liters of oil and The priests would take from their robes to create a wick and at a certain time They would light as the Sun began to set.

They would light up these candelabras. Josephus tells us that the light from these four massive golden candles Would light up all of Jerusalem because it was the high point. There wasn't a court in Jerusalem that didn't have some light coming from the temple.

It would light up the whole city and Then the people would dance all night long sound like fun. They'd be party and they'd be celebrating and Banging tambourines and worshiping the Lord by the light. That came from the candelabra.

Now picture that that's happened all week long during the Feast of Booths. But the last night they don't light.

The wick.

The next day is to be a solemn day a Sabbath the eighth day. Kind of bookending the festival as the first one began now. Everybody was to be reflective and thinking about it. So there's no light. The Sun is setting.

This is the end of the festival and all of a sudden now look at these words again. Jesus spoke to them. I Am the light of the world not just the light of Jerusalem or the temple. Mount the light of the world.

He's claiming to light up the entire world and everybody listening. Understood what a big claim that was now the jealous Pharisees. Rejecting the light what do they do verses 13 to 20? They argue with him and their claim is that he bears witness about himself.

Does he bear witness about himself? Absolutely. He boldly claims to be the bread of life. He boldly claims here to be the light of the world. He bears witness about himself, but look at the logic of the opposers.

Their logic in verse 13 concludes. Your testimony is not true. Does that follow from the law? You see in Deuteronomy. We were told by the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter should be established.

In their mind and in their thinking if someone testified about themselves that made it false. But that is not the case at all. That's a logical leap. That's a trip logically. Because the fact of the matter is Jesus goes on to say Verse 14, even if I do bear witness about myself.

My testimony is true for I know where I come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going. You judge according to the flesh. I Judge no one. What does he mean you judge according to the flesh?

You're being led along by your passions by your fleshly desires your emotional thinking you're not making right judgments. Chapter 7 verse 24 stop judging by appearances by the flesh by feelings and make a right judgment.

He says here I judge no one not saying that he never will judge anyone but right now he's not putting them on trial. They have him on trial. They're judged. They're trying to judge him then he says. Even if I do bear with verse 14 witness about myself.

My testimony is true for I know where I come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going. You Judge according to the flesh. I judge no one verse 16 yet. Even if I do judge my judgment is true.

For it is not I alone who judge but I and the Father who sent me. He's calling a second witness. Notice in verse 17 in your law. It is written that the testimony of two people is true. A Couple interesting things about that verse it's your law and it's two people.

That indicates that something is true. Your law is. Indicating their thinking about the law you see they think they have a monopoly on the truth. They think that they rightly handle the Word of God the end of chapter 7.

The Pharisees said these people are accursed because they don't know the law no authorities have believed in him. They consider themselves the authorities of the law. But they're not rightly interpreting.

So he says your law because they think they're handling it right while everybody else is missing the boat. That's why he says your law. I Mean think about it. Is it true that The testimony of two people.

Make something true. It's not true. Remember back in first Kings.

When.

That weird Ahab was coveting a vineyard That was owned by Naboth. He wanted that vineyard so bad. He could just taste the grapes and It made him sad to the point where people noticed and he he said I just wish I could get Naboth's vineyard.