Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
After Jesus had turned the question back to the Pharisees the disciples came to Jesus concerned that He had offended them. They were, after all, the dominant religion of the day. To be on the outside of pharisaical thought was to be unorthodox.
The Pharisees' concern was typical of them; Jesus had dismissed their complaint that His disciples ate without washing their hands. They were so focused on appearances and external things that they had lost sight of the more important spiritual things.
Notice what Jesus told them to do about someone who was offended by His teaching; just let them alone. It would be good advice for us too.
· We don't need to defend our position
· We don't need to be offended at their offense
We only need to go about our business of serving the Lord and just let them alone. It's difficult for us to do. Especially if they happen to be leaders in thought and religion. We want to appear normal, mainstream orthodox. We don't want to be thought of as kooks. Something in us wants to reconcile[1] our differences. Even if they are not leaders our "fix it"inclination pushes its way up top. There is a squabble, a disagreement. Someone is bothered by our position. We must not allow the offense to continue. We have to discuss, debate and dialogue until we come to terms.[2]
These are not the Biblical answer. When someone is offended at the teaching of the Bible our response should always be to keep teaching the Bible and let them alone.
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