11. How did the Jewish leaders in the days of Christ, for the sake of gain, make void the fifth
commandment?
Answer
"But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; and honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the
commandment of God of none effect by your tradition." Matt. 15:5,6.
NOTE - The word translated gift in this text means a thing dedicated to God, and therefore not to
be used for any other purpose. In this way the Jewish teachers, by their traditional law, taught children that
by saying that their property was thus dedicated to the temple or to religious purposes, they were free from
the obligation to honor and support their parents, thus making void one of the commandments of God. This
Christ condemned.
Through whom are we reconciled to God?
31. What scripture shows that the righteousness which is received by grace through faith must not be made an excuse for continuing in sin?
How has God revealed to us the hidden things of the kingdom?
What is to be one of the prominent sins of the last days?
What power mentioned in the thirteenth chapter of Revelation is to enforce this mark?
How are the nations gathered to the battle of Armageddon?
In what work are angels engaged?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle