The Reality of Rebellion

The children of Israel still didn't understand that God was trying to bring them into a place where they could be an intimate union with Him and become conduits of grace to the world. In fact, they turned like we do, just like we do as Christians,. They replaced the relationship with ritual and they lost God in doing so. And Jesus says this, beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit.