Loose and sloppy handling of Scripture will lead to loose and sloppy living…
This incentive not to sin diminishes as a disregard for the people takes over.
Right after saying that the scribes love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues, Jesus says, without even starting a new sentence,
" . . . who devour widows houses . . . "
And then he tells the story of the widow's mite. The point here is that the more we love the prestige of our leadership, the less we will love the people we lead. And the less we love them, the less we will care what becomes of them. And so the vigilance to guard ourselves from sin FOR THEIR SAKE will vanish, and sexual immorality will not seem as dreadful as it once did.
Piper
This incentive not to sin diminishes as a disregard for the people takes over.
Right after saying that the scribes love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues, Jesus says, without even starting a new sentence,
" . . . who devour widows houses . . . "
And then he tells the story of the widow's mite. The point here is that the more we love the prestige of our leadership, the less we will love the people we lead. And the less we love them, the less we will care what becomes of them. And so the vigilance to guard ourselves from sin FOR THEIR SAKE will vanish, and sexual immorality will not seem as dreadful as it once did.
Piper
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