Matthew 23:16-22. Jesus seems quite upset. It seems that
people were being taught in His time, that it would promise to do something by
the temple; your promise did not need to be kept. But if you promised to do it
by the gold in the temple you were obligated to keep your promise, and so on
with other examples. I really feel like I am missing something not knowing the
background of this, but I have some thoughts anyway.
My guess is that there was some technicality
that made promises by the temple void. For example, it might have been to
discourage people from doing this. The conclusion I come to from this is that
we must beware lest we make rules to prevent one problem that cause another.
What is the solution to this? Avoid making rules as much as possible. Advocate
God’s rules, and don’t try to add your own.
James 4:12
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