Episode 143 - Don't Add to God's Commands

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham.In Deuteronomy, the Israelites were given a warning, “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you…”Human nature is such that we try to “improve” on what God has said. One of Jesus’ rebukes of the Pharisees was that they were selective in regards to heeding God’s Word. Parts they added to, others they ignored completely! They had added so much to the rules and regulations for keeping the Sabbath that by the time of Jesus there were thirty-nine different categories defined as forbidden — going far beyond what God had commanded.There is a danger when we go beyond what God has said. Obedience is not adding additional rules and systems beyond what He has given. That leads to prideful bondage and a failure to receive God’s grace. Take God’s Word at face value, and do not attempt to add anything to it.