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What are the differences between the Sadducees and Pharisees?

18.4 Let’s Practice…

1. What was the general Jewish concept of exile?

2. Which Jewish sect denied the Resurrection?

3. Which Jewish sect was Paul a member of?

4. What was the meaning of Mikveh in Jewish culture?

5. How did Jesus’ baptism and the Jewish Mikveh differ?

6. Why does Jesus taking on our shame not tarnish Him in the long term?

7. What is the difference between a Hillel Pharisee and a Shammai Pharisee?

18.5 Let’s Personalize this lesson…

Think through your time in the church? What sins do people commit that they suffer a
stigma for even if they repent and forsake that sin? This week take some time to ask
yourself what Christ would do with that person if He were the pastor of the church.
Carefully and prayerfully ask God how He would want you to address the issues of using
shame as a form of unforgiveness in the Christian life. Think through a plan for addressing
the issue, and the steps it will take to lead your congregation into a more Christlike way of
engaging restoration.

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