Obey And Teach

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19)

Obeying the commandments is one thing, but teaching others to break them is another.  For this reason I cast TV media and cable news that knowingly promote disinformation and lies, especially about politics, in the least-in-the-Kingdom-of-heaven compartment.  Spreading propaganda contrary to the commandments, such as not telling the truth about our “neighbors,” is contrary to Jesus’ teaching and destructive.

Of course, knowing the truth is complicated by convincing propaganda for one agenda or another.  Therefore, it is up to all of us to obey and teach the commandments requiring us to be students of Jesus and to be his greatest.

Deacon David Pierce