29:13 And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote; 29:14 therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people, wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid." A wise old Catholic priest once confided in me saying that the biggest problem with the Catholic Church was that there are too many rules made up by men. I suggested that was probably the same problem with the Protestant Church. May I dare say, Eastern or Oriental Orthodoxy are included in that. Could it be that the only rules that matter are the ones Jesus taught? |
