There's nothing quite like a bit of Internet spam to get one thinking in the morning. One I received this very day uses uncomfortable terms like skimming and loophole. In our Bible study lesson this morning, we learned that the priests and merchants back in the day had found a loophole in the Law and were skimming some profits off the folks who came to Jerusalem for the Passover. Jesus, you may recall, did not take kindly to this sort of activity. Access to the Temple required passing through a gauntlet of moneychangers, vendors, inspecting priests and other obstacles to worship. Jesus took up a whip of cords and chased the obstacles back outside the Temple. If something makes my Lord angry, then it follows that I should stay well clear of it.
Terms the world uses to entice us, such as, simple trick, skimming, and loophole, kind of bring to mind the sort of trick that lands the simple in jail. While we can witness in jail, it makes for a better witness to obey the law and live a clean life. If what the world offers us sounds a bit like something the Mafia does in those movies, then let the Christian be wary. Praise God for the promptings of my conscience from our dear Holy Spirit.
Bucky
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