Contempt for any culture other than Hebrew. Resentment against all things Christian (and sometimes, the traditions of Rabbinic Judaism). The arrogance of feeling superior to those who do not keep the Torah. The breaking of relationships with all those who do not live like them (including family and friends). The division caused by trying to keep the Torah each in their own way, without regard for the people who received it (the Jews). The attempt to impose on others what not even the apostles did during the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). The undervaluation, if not rejection, of the writings
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Bearing bitter fruit.
