SMALL RULE, BIG
RULE
Whoever
breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do
so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:19
“Papa, the pedestrian crossing is over there,” my then little girl
reminded me as I crossed the street diagonally. Actually, the pedestrian
lane was just a few meters away. I may not have said it, but the act of
pulling her to cross diagonally was tantamount to telling her that it
was OK to ignore pedestrian lanes. It was like teaching by modeling.
It seems that a little disobedience to the small rule is no big deal.
But the verse above is clear: “Whoever breaks one of the least of these
commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the
Kingdom of heaven.”
Romans 13:1-2 says, “Let every person be subordinate to the higher
authorities, for there is no authority except from God…Therefore,
whoever resists authority opposes what God has appointed.”
When we don’t follow this little rule, we are actually disobeying a
bigger, more serious rule that has “spiritual” implications.
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