But to the one who “demands” that something in addition to faith in Christ is necessary for righteousness and salvation, one must assert the “Christ alone—faith alone” gospel. For example, to the one who argues that certain foods should be avoided because the eating of them is contrary to the law of God or to the one who demands that one must observe the sabbath according to the traditions of the elders or that one must use a particular form of liturgy, one must assert the gospel of the all-sufficiency of Christ’s gospel. The assertion of this gospel causes offense. So the Pharisees are “offended” by Jesus’ statement that all foods are clean (Mat
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