As Jesus is the cornerstone upon which the Church is built, so are his teachings the unifying cornerstone of Christian doctrine.

Disasters of Hypocrisy #3

A friend of mine was a blind marathon runner in his younger years. He required a guide who would run the lengthy races with him. The two were connected by a piece of string. Imagine the folly of him trying to run such a marathon with an equally blind guide. That is like the stupidity of petty and arbitrary religion which neglects the most important beliefs of Christianity and focuses on empty-headed fluff and divisive dogmas.

In Matthew 23:16-22 Jesus dissected the fallacious arguments of the Pharisees over oaths. Their logic why some oaths were considered binding and others not was defective. Jesus called them blind guides because despite their vast religious knowledge, they lacked spiritual insight, arguing over irrelevant trivia rather than focusing on essential principles. We cannot diminish the things of heaven without diminishing God himself. Anyone who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it. That's what Jesus said.

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