Don't allow the religious scribes and Pharisees of our time determine your relationship with the Father. In Jesus Christ we are freed from the works mentality of the past to the love relationship that He seeks with those who believe in Him. The truth of the Cross of His Salvation is that He died so that we could live, in truth, in love, in peace with Him. In the power of His Holy Spirit we will be taught the ways of God from the inside out and then and be able to walk in that truth. Love God above all and your neighbor as much as you love yourself and you will fulfill the meaning of the agape love embedded in His commandments.
14 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.
15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 Yet He warned them not to make Him known, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18 "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;
21 And in His name Gentiles will trust."
The NKJV Study Bible says this: From this point on, the Lord's ministry was characterized by opposition, withdrawal from that opposition, and continued ministry to His followers. The most significant aspect of this prophecy is that Jesus' reserve in the face of Jewish opposition would lead to blessings on the Gentiles.
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