legalism | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:56:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg legalism | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 In which Christ Desires Mercy, not Sacrifice https://anitamathias.com/2013/10/10/christ-desires-mercy-sacrifice/ https://anitamathias.com/2013/10/10/christ-desires-mercy-sacrifice/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:16:21 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=48494 Jesus was always getting himself into trouble with the Pharisees, the stern keepers of the law, for his common sense and practicality.  When his disciples were hungry on the Sabbath, he let them glean. (Matthew 12 :1). When he saw a man with a shrivelled hand in the synagogue on Sunday, he healed him. Furiously […]

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