Luke 11:42-46 What Really Matters
42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”
45 One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
As we read these "woes" , even though they make reference to some practices no longer used, the basic idea is that we can get sidetracked in minutiae and miss the real point. Fulfilling obligations for their own sake while missing out on being just to our neighbor and loving of God and neighbor, does not "cut it" with Jesus. Placing burdens on others without helping them carry them is not fulfilling the Law. Jesus was very direct with the Pharisees. What would he say to us?
Bro. Rene
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