Aim: To expect, confront, and overcome mindless religion—in the love and power of Christ.
Doctrine: In this world, the true church must always deal with mindless religion. The negative prejudices against us are often ill-founded, and yet it is necessary that we address them.
Exegesis: Why Jesus is the real target of mindless religion: because His preachers direct everyone to Him alone (vv. 27-29), it is His gospel that disturbs everyone's ''peace'' (vv. 30-32), and His church re-forms everyone's world (vv. 33-36).
Further application: How God's saints are to keep their heads in the face of mindless religion: by patiently enduring opposition, so as to faithfully preach Christ.
Key verses: vv. 27-28 ''When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing [Paul] in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, crying out, 'Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.' ''
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Rev. Mark Henninger is a retired, ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (B.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div). He is married to his wife, Lesley, and together they have one daughter and...
