Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Straining at gnats while swallowing camels

In Matthew 23:23 Jesus said, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone." Men like rules to follow and keep, for in doing so they feel righteous and justified. On one occasion, Jesus spoke that the greatest commandment is to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, with the second part being loving our neighbors as ourselves.(Mark 12:28-31) It is very important that we not omit the greatest commandment of all. May God help us to correctly see so that we don't do as the scribes and Pharisees, who as Jesus said strained at gnats while swallowing camels.(Matthew 23:24)

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