It was not lineage. The point is not that matters such as theology or worship are unimportant. The point is that theology and worship are incapable of serving as a replacement for compassion, kindness, mercy, and forgiveness. In God's priorities, our love for and treatment of people is second only to our love for and treatment of Him. According to Jesus, the way that we treat people is the way that we treat him.
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