What the sermonette describes is not an example of scriptural cherry picking. It is an example of the Scribes and pharrisees re-writing the law of moses to mandate their traditional beliefs/give their traditional beliefs the same weight at the law of Moses carried. This is what 'cherry picking' ultimately leads too. a change in the law to justify a belief.
A good christian example of this is what Paul says about 'beware of those who put restrictions on who can and can not marry." verse certain religions telling priests they can not marry. This religion has taken the works of a few good men who did not feel they had to marry (which was ok with Paul's teachings) and mandated this practice across the board because that was thier tradition. this is what the pharisees did in the hand washing example.
their were many examples in the law about washing before certain ceremonies and certain priest decided to carry this practice over to all other aspects of life. No problem in doing so, until this became a tradition, and the law makers decided to add this to what God had actually said, then began to persecute those who did not follow the tradition as if it were God's law.
This practice infiltrates all aspect of every religion. Christianity is no different. Which is why i tend to stay away from doctrinal expressions of Christianity and try and only teach biblical Christianity. My study in Romans will show a huge difference in what most of your think Christianity is, verses what Paul/The bible demands it should be.
Why? for the same reason Jesus blasted the pharisees here...
A good christian example of this is what Paul says about 'beware of those who put restrictions on who can and can not marry." verse certain religions telling priests they can not marry. This religion has taken the works of a few good men who did not feel they had to marry (which was ok with Paul's teachings) and mandated this practice across the board because that was thier tradition. this is what the pharisees did in the hand washing example.
their were many examples in the law about washing before certain ceremonies and certain priest decided to carry this practice over to all other aspects of life. No problem in doing so, until this became a tradition, and the law makers decided to add this to what God had actually said, then began to persecute those who did not follow the tradition as if it were God's law.
This practice infiltrates all aspect of every religion. Christianity is no different. Which is why i tend to stay away from doctrinal expressions of Christianity and try and only teach biblical Christianity. My study in Romans will show a huge difference in what most of your think Christianity is, verses what Paul/The bible demands it should be.
Why? for the same reason Jesus blasted the pharisees here...
