Straining Gnats
Major on the major things.
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
— Matthew 23:24
— Matthew 23:24
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees excelled at weighing people down with legalisms. Jesus calls them out for neglecting the more important matters of the law. And what are those? Our King says, sound judgment, lovingkindness, and faith (v23:23).
