Vendor Neutral wrote:
> I'm seeking deeper insight into Matt 9:13
>
> "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.'
> For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."  NIV
>
> I'm mostly interested in the meaning of the quoted statement.  I take

> it to mean that what our Lord seeks is for us to show mercy [towards
> one another] rather than seek atonement through animal sacrifice,
> which I believe was still the practice of that time.

Sacrifice doesn't benefit anyone but the person doing it. Mercy is an
act of love (though I think mercy is a sacrifice of pride and ago
also). Sacrifice combined with mercy _can_ be an act of love, but not
of itself.

> Ie, reflecting
> the statement elswhere that love mitigates a multitude of sin (a
> paraphrase; can't find the verse).

Love covers a multitude of sins. Here is a good place to search
keywords... you can find bible verses of which you only remember
phrases or words easily (there may be one better): www.gospelcom.net
Zach

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