Matthew 23:19-22
Respect for Greater Gifts
- The Temple Altar (not the sacrifice on it)
- The Lord of Hosts (not the Temple which housed His name)
- The Lord of Heaven (not the heavenly throne He occupies)
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.
Sacred Reminders about the Risk of Sacrilegious Words
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