Jesus taught us to reconcile with others before we offer our gifts to God
Matthew 5:23-24 23 So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.
Do we ingore Jesus' teaching to reconcile with others before offering our gifts to God?
Note: Offering a gift at the altar takes on new meaning in the Kingdom of God. Since Jesus was offered on the altar for us, we no longer make animal sacrifices to God in order to hide our offenses. But we still take the blessings that God has given us and 1) offer them back to God and 2) use them to bless others. Jesus wants us to realize that if we are offending others instead of sharing our blessings them, we need to reconcile before we offer our blessings to God.
Note: He doesn't say try to reconcile. He says reconcile.
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