Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

We all have an understanding of where we draw the line. Whether you are aware of it or not, we all do. Where that line is varies widely. We most often think of it in terms of wrong, or sin. “I will not do that.” We might even from time to time redraw that line. That isn’t the point.

We also draw a line and do not give one thought to it. That line is draw by “this is what I do” which would be those things you see as good things. We more often associate our identities with those good deeds, rather than the abstinences, but those two lines sort of define who we are don’t they? Or do they?

Let us stand with Jesus at either one of those lines, it matters not which. Now look at everyone on the other side of your line and apply Jesus’ words to how you treat those people on the other side. “Leave not righteous judgment, mercy and faith undone.” Where you draw the line for yourselves matters not, but rather how you treat the people on the other side.

Romans 11:31-32 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.