Re: [Bulk] RE: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] baptism

[Terry Clifton]

Caroline Wong wrote: And what did Jesus mean when he quoted Hosea, "But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."   ==================================================================================== Jesus was telling us what He preferred to see from us.  He would rather we be merciful to one another than offer sacrifices to God.  If you remember, by this time, God was sick of meaningless sacrifices, offerings not from the heart, rituals.  That is religeon.  Mercy comes from a loving heart. Terry