He looked them in the eye, one after another, angry now, furious at their hard-nosed religion. (Mark 3:5)
Religious person shares positive mindset and peace with neighbor. High moral standard and unity of community are achieved through it. For us who believe in GOD, these achievements should be given priority above all. However, these valuable things are easily ignored due to meaningless formalities and many norms of the Law. Lots of regulations concerning the Sabbath made its original meaning obscured.
Jesus' healing on the Sabbath was a direct challenge against the perverted Jewish society. Religious leaders denounced Jesus' healing. Jesus criticized the distorted Commandments and called it heartless or hard-nosed religion as a result of doing evil on the Sabbath although they were given to keep the Sabbath day holy.
These heartless religions have been the causes of countless conflicts in human history. When the gods they believe in were abnormally overvalued, they violently criticized and oppressed the others.
"Act justly, Walk Humbly and Love Mercy" (Micah 6:8)
GOD's worth must be upheld by those who know that, but at the same time, when acting justly, walking humbly and loving mercy are accompanied, the true worth is clearly revealed to the world.
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