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Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue, and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

—Luke 11:42f

• Our Lord Jesus saved his harshest words for the religious leaders of his day for their failure to live out the core teachings of God in the Scriptures. He fearlessly confronted them and exposed their sin.

• Most of us do not like confrontation, but sometimes it is necessary. Confronting can actually be an expression of love, even if the one receiving it does not take it that way. James said, “Remember this: whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins” (Jas 5:20).

• Praise God that he loves us enough to confront us when we stray so we can remain in a place where God can bless us.