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Theo Tigno•
2/8/2005 12:44 pm
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Tuesday, February 8th 2005 |
Mark 7:1-13
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. (For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders. And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves. And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds.) So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, "Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?" He responded, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:
This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines human precepts.
You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition." He went on to say, "How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition! For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother, and Whoever curses father or mother shall die. Yet you say, 'If someone says to father or mother, "Any support you might have had from me is qorban"' (meaning, dedicated to God), you allow him to do nothing more for his father or mother. You nullify the word of God in favor of your tradition that you have handed on. And you do many such things."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for our troop who are oversees, for their safe return.
There should be a book titled, "The Imitation of Satan." Who knows? There may already be one. It could sell millions of copies. I can imagine the table of contents now.
I. Introduction to Truth
II. A Comprehensive Guide to Fearing The Truth
III. Manipulating The Truth for Your Benefit
IV. Supporting Lies with a Lie
V. Ignoring Reason and Conscience
They may have written this book a long time ago. Maybe it was passed down from generation to generation. If that's the case, many of us may already be masters at imitating Satan (what a scary thought).
In the end, regardless of how much we twist The Truth, there is only one source for The Truth, and that is in God alone. May we never grow tired of obedience, and may we never grow complacent in our call to holiness. Take care and God Bless.
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