NOTHING BUT LEAVES
Illustration★★★★It is probable that all who think of conduct at all think of it too much; it is certain we all think too much of sin. We are not damned for doing wrong but for not doing right. Christ would never hear of negative morality; “thou shalt “ was ever His word with which he superseded “thou shalt not.” To make our idea of morality centre on forbidden acts is to defile the imagination and to introduce into our judgments of our fellow-men a secret element of gusto (Matt. xxv. 45).-R. L. Stevenson.
The point
R.L. Stevenson argues we overemphasize negative morality; Christ commanded positive action ('thou shalt'), not mere avoidance of sin.
Scripture
Matthew 25:45
Audience
Adults
Tone
Thought-Provoking
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