New Testament 194

New Testament 194 July 4, 2015

 

Old City bazaar J'lem
In Jerusalem’s Old City, but somehow without the crowds
Photo by Jorge Láscar
(Click to enlarge.)

 

Luke 11:37-54

Compare Matthew 15:1-9; Mark 7:1-9; Luke 20:46; John 8:6

 

These are powerful verses against cultivating an outward appearance of righteousness without the inward attitudes that accompany the real thing.

 

I’ve always liked a German word that is the rough equivalent of English hypocrite:  Scheinheiliger.  A not very elegant but fairly literal translation is “appearance saint.”

 

The important thing is the inner reality, not the outward show.

 

Posted from San Diego, California

 

 


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