Separation

Religion functions best when the religious group is isolated from all other groups to focus on the spiritual membership of the kingdom of heaven. 99:5.4

It is time to openly break with the religious rulers in Jerusalem, as demonstrated through Jesus' deliberate challenge to the Sanhedrin and Jewish teachers, provoking discussions and compelling them to take notice of his miraculous works. 163:4.7 164:3.16

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.

• On Sabbath near temple 164:3.16 — Jn 9:14.