This story illustrates the possibility of an
excruciating merger of love and justice. The judge was unwaveringly
committed to justice and to upholding the law, yet at the same time
he demonstrated the depth of his love for his mother by making the
supreme personal sacrifice.
Some people think that Jesus came to this earth
simply to provide us with a good example of how we ought to live
our lives. But, if that's all he did, he actually made our problem
worse. It's hard enough to follow the Ten Commandments, and now
we have to follow the examples and teachings of Jesus just to qualify
for Heaven? It's impossible! It's like throwing a drowning man a
boulder. "Here maybe this'll help!"
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