Lawyers

Lawyers have taken the key of knowledge from common people, hindering others from entering the way of truth and closing the doors of the kingdom of heaven. 166:1.5

The lawyer desired to know the greatest commandment, and Jesus answered with love for God and neighbor as foundational. 174:4.2-4

Romans were lawyers by nature and training, discerning in the laws of nature the laws of God, making them ideal for embracing Christianity and governing themselves. 195:2.4-6

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Tombs for Prophets 166:1.5 — Mt 23:29-31.
• More “woes” 166:1.5 — Lk 11:45-50.
• Lawyers hide knowledge 166:1.5 — Mt 23:13; Lk 11:52.
• Whitened sepulchres 166:1.5 — Mt 23:27-28.
• Greatest commandment 174:4.2 — Dt 6:4-5; Dt 10:12; Dt 11:1,13,22; Dt 13:3; Dt 19:9; Dt 30:6,16,20; Mt 22:35-40; Mk 12:28-31; Lk 10:25-27; Jos 22:5; Jos 23:11.
• The Shema 174:4.2 — Dt 6:4-5.
• Love neighbor as self 174:4.2 — Lv 19:18,34; Mt 5:43-44; Mt 19:9b; Mt 22:39; Mk 12:31,33; Lk 10:27; Ro 13:19b; Ga 5:14; Jm 2:8.

See also

• courts
• law

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