Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith. (Matthew 23:23)
They argued about little things. I hear questions like this: "Dr. McGee, do you think a Christian could smoke a cigarette?" My reaction is this: Why don't you grow up? What about faith and mercy and judgment in your life? You don't smoke, but what about your life? Is Christ real to you today or are you merely playing a part? Listen to Him:
Ye blind guides, who strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. (Matthew 23:24)
That's a good one! If I had been there, I would have laughed at that comparison.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. (Matthew 23:25)
That sums it all up: What's outside is religion; what is inside - that's Christianity. When you get the inside clean, the outside will take care of itself.
--Vernon McGee
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