Luke 11: 42-46
Beware The Hypocrisy of the Pharisees
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.
Jesus is direct, even harsh as he "calls out" the Pharisees whose behavior belies their teaching. We too can fall into such a trap...words and "lofty phrases" are easy to spew out of our mouths, but to live authentically, to PRACTICE what we preach is another story and a life-long process. A daily, even hourly mini-examen of our words and behaviors might shine light on our sincerity and help us "clean up our acts."
Bro. Rene
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