Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Vital Doctrines)
我夜间的歌曲《重要教义-救恩》
Text: Galatians 4: 10-11
MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – SALVATION
“You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have laboured for you in vain.”
Galatians 4:10-11
OBSERVATION OF TRADITIONAL JEWISH FEAST DAYS
1. Ancient Israel were instructed to keep religious traditions.
a. These were recorded in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
b. Three religious traditions were especially commanded:
i. The Passover/ Unleavened Bread Deuteronomy 16:1-8
ii. The Feast of Weeks/ Pentecost Deuteronomy 16:9-12
iii. The Feast of Tabernacles Deuteronomy 16:13-17
2. The traditions kept by Israel in the 1st Century.
a. The Lord Jesus warned against the “traditions of the elders” (Matthew 15:2).
b. He cited Isaiah 29:13 to describe the people who taught these things;
“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honour Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Matthew 15:7-9
i. They were hypocrites.
ii. Outwardly, they appear to draw near to God.
iii. But their heart was far away.
iv. They offered worship in vain.
v. They were teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
c. This was the problem that Paul observed among the affected Galatians.
3. The Galatian Christians
a. They were observing “days and months and seasons and years”.
b. What was the point of all these observances?
4. With great sadness.
a. Paul had laboured so hard:
i. To preach the Gospel.
ii. To help people come to faith in the Lord Jesus.
iii. To establish a church.
b. Was all the effort in vain?
i. It would be if the people turned their back on the Gospel.
ii. If they were to choose to follow man-made traditions rather than the Lord Jesus and His teachings.
iii. He feared for the Galatian believers.
我夜间的歌曲 – 重要教义：救恩
经文：加拉太书 4
“你们谨守日子、月份、节期、年份！我为你们害怕，唯恐我在你们身上是枉费了工夫。”
《加拉太书 4：10-11》
谨守犹太人传统节日
1. 古时候的以色列必须保持宗教传统
a. 这些传统记载在利未记和申命记
b. 他们必须守三个传统节日
i. 逾越节/无酵节《申命记 16：1-8》
ii. 七七节/五旬节 《申命记 16：9-12》
iii. 住棚节 《申命记 16：13-17》
2. 以色列从第一世纪就守着这些传统
a. 主耶稣对“古人的遗传”的警告 《马太福音 15：2》
b. 祂以《以赛亚书 29：13》来形容教导古人的遗传的人
“假冒为善的人哪！以赛亚指着你们说的预言是不错的，他说：‘这百姓用嘴唇尊敬我，心却远离我。他们将人的吩咐当做道理教导人，所以拜我也是枉然。’”
《马太福音15：7-9》