The Gospel According to the Gnats and Camels

In His rebuke of the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus accused them of straining out gnats while swallowing camels, both of which were unlawful for consumption (Leviticus 11:4,23). Pious Jews were known to strain beverages before drinking lest they should unwittingly imbibe anything that may have fallen into the cup and drowned, like a mosquito.
Jesus did not condemn the straining of gnats. What He did condemn was the practice of such piety for show coupled with the blatant neglect of other things that were clearly stated in God’s law.
What are your gnats? And what is the camel you try to swallow?

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