Form Versus Substance

Obedience is substance. Ceremony and ritual is form. The two are clearly contrasted in the Old Testament. And they are also at issue in the gospels and epistles of the New Testament.
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Born and raised in Minnesota and Wisconsin, not far from the Twin Cities. Attended college in Big Sandy 1970-74 (BA). Married to Cinda in 1978, and they have two sons and one daughter, born 1980-87. Cliff has been employed as a computer teacher and software engineer from 1979 to the present. Maintains churchofgodtwincities.org.