It’s human nature to skirt around certain rules when it serves our agenda. There’s always a loophole if we look hard enough. Or at least a crowd who will pat us on the back for the ends, irrespective of the means.
It’s also human nature to villainize those who threaten our agenda. Because our agendas are sacred to our egos. Self-protection (even under the guise of other-protection) is a powerful idol.
It’s God’s nature to break in and muddle up our agendas with the goodness of his kingdom ways. Whether or not we receive that gold in exchange for the straw we’ve been hoarding is up to us.
God’s agenda is for us to be liberated from our own agendas.
