Now I understand that Jesus was talking to a weary, religion-soaked people. They’d been given so much to do and so many rules to follow. So many rabbis had expounded so often the right ways to do things, and Jesus was saying, “My way is easy to understand. Kids understand it. It’s you adults and ‘experts’ who like to make things complex. My teachings are simple at heart.” I love that so much. He’s offering sweet relief from religious burdens. But He’s doing even more than that. When we pay attention to what He’s actually saying, like in the Sermon on the Mount, and actually put His principles
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