"Being a hyper-biblicist isn’t the goal of following Jesus, but being a Scripture grounded, Christ-like lover of God and man is. The Jewish Scribes could quote the Scriptures to Jesus but could not see the Father manifested before them as the Word made flesh. They knew Torah verses but not the weightier Godly virtues. Jesus put it this way in Matt. 23:23: “You have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.” Pastor Eric.