BIBLE WATCH

Jesus was questioned by the Pharisees in Matthew 12:2 why his disciples did what they considered as unlawful on a sabbath day. Remember his disciples were plucking corn on a Sabbath day because they were hungry. (Matthew 12:2 KJV) But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. Our Lord Jesus responded to their question by showing that the principle of the action of his disciples was sanctioned in the Scriptures to which they implicitly appealed.  He first called their attention to the prophet, David, whom they would not accuse of sacrilege and Sabbath-breaking because he acted in a case of urgent need; which shows that holy things are of secondary importance compared with the benefit of God's people.  (Matthew 12:3-4 KJV) But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did ...

Many Preachers wrongly teach that Romans 12:2 is telling us that there are three different kinds of God's Will namely Good Will, Acceptable Will, and Perfect Will. They take the three adjectives - good, acceptable, and perfect to indicate increasing proximity to God's perfect will. However, a proper study of the bible indicates that the verse is not saying that some things that God wills are good (but not acceptable to Him), other things are acceptable to Him (but not good) and other things are perfect to Him (but are not good or acceptable). This would have been contrary to other scriptures for we know that God will not command/ accept imperfection. His goal for us is perfection. Jesus said in Matthew 5:48 , “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect”. Reading Romans 12:2 using King James Version (KJV) of the bible is somewhat misleading. This is where many of the Preachers got the wrong interpretation. ( Romans 12:2 KJV ) And be not conf...