Rules or What Rules?

John 4:27 Just then his disciples came. They marveled that he wastalking with a woman, but none said, “What do you wish?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” 


Jesus was a rule breaker, some might say a law breaker. In Israel at the time of Jesus people were readily excluded from mainstream life. Leper's, women, foreigners, blind and lame, all stood outside and were more or less untouchables. Jesus would not accept the notion that his Father wanted people separated from one another in that way.


We need to make sure we don't play that same unacceptable game. Hating nationalities, religions, races, the rich, the poor, Democrats or Republicans, all would be rejected by Jesus. When will we learn that hate begets hate. 


The real rule is quite simple, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”