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Originally Posted by Altair
Jesus didn't teach that rituals are bad. He taught not to brag and be a show off about prayer, fasting, etc.
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That's one of the reason's he was against ritualistic behavior. As he said about praying in private, if you only pray when it's in a social environment and don't pray when your alone. Then you're just serving a ritual
He wasn't against going to Temples to pray and serve God, just that people forget the reason they go in the first place when it becomes a ritual.
Jesus was against treating God or the Holy Spirit nor the Word as a ritual.
Just like 4th of July in America was mentioned. There's nothing wrong with celebrating Independence Day, but if you don't care less about Independence day until the next one and only care that it's a sociable day for everyone to get drunk and blow stuff up. Then is it really about Independence day or 4th of July. 4th of July day to get drunk would be the ritual.
Just like Memorial Day in America many just consider it to be the first big party if summer