“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time…”~Matt. 5:21, 27, 33.
Even in Jesus’ day they had old time sayings that had been passed down from generation to generation. No doubt like those of our own day, some were good and practical, while others could not hold water, as another old time saying goes.
One such saying I remember my Granny using was, “Live and let live.” This philosophical principle kept our forefathers from a lot of troubles with those around them, including loved ones and friends. It seems today we are not content living our own lives; we must live other people’s lives for them also. What I mean by this is sticking our noses, as it were, in their affairs .
Is it any wonder many of us carry twice the burden allotted us of the Lord? Those of us who live such double lives need to heed a line spoken in the Old Testament, “Ye take too much upon you.”
True, we are to bear other’s burdens in prayer, but we are not to relieve them of their personal responsibilities (Gal.6:2,5). That is only between them and their God!