December 13, 2010
D A I L Y G O S P E L
Jesus is not going to be put off by bullies. Neither should we. If we know that our particular stance on a moral issue is correct because we are merely following Church teaching then we should stand firm against anyone who would seek to tell us otherwise. The world’s sense of morality today is very weak and usually guided by emotion or feelings. We live by the truth of what God intends for His creation. This may be hard to do, but it is the only way to eternal life.
Matthew 21:23-27
23 When Jesus had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus said to them in reply, “I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Where was John’s baptism from? Was it of heavenly or of human origin?” They discussed this among themselves and said, “If we say ‘Of heavenly origin,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.” 27 So they said to Jesus in reply, “We do not know.” He himself said to them, “Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
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