People learn the hard way. Some learn the error of their ways only after experimentation. The reason for God's law is to teach us the better way. There is an easier way through life than experimenting with the hard way. Drug addicts discover the hard way that drugs will control them and make them slaves. …
Tag: civil law
What is the leaven of Herod?
Jesus warned His disciples: 'Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod' Mk 8:15. What does Jesus' mean by the leaven of Herod? The leaven of Herod is conjoined to and contrasted with the leaven of the Pharisees (which is hypocrisy Lk 12:1, a rigorous religious legalism which …
