The biggest problem with Confucianism is the value called "礼"， which translates to etiquette, propriety, ritual, good manners, and social order. Love is an inner attitude that cannot be easily seen. So they come out with a set of rules for proper behavior to show the inner attitude of love and respect. However, outward behavior can be performed without the inner attitude, resulting in hypocrisy. While it is good to practice 礼， it could be easily used to mislead people as this proud Pharisee shows.
Lessons:
- Be not self-righteous and proud and look down on others. Must give others respect.
- Be not a hypocrite to self-justify and look down on others.
- If commit any sin, please repent and ask God for forgiveness and make any restitution when directed by the Holy Spirit
- Be not self-condemning when Christ has forgiven us.
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