Martin Luther made one of his sweeping statements that almost takes your breath away. He said: “There are two sorts of people: sinners who feel they are righteous, and the righteous who know they are sinners.”

Those who are sinners trying to feel righteous have a technique to pull that off.

Comparative obedience. The Pharisee practiced obedience by comparison. That’s the power behind gossip. We compare ourselves favorably with others. We make ourselves judges in order to escape judgment. We forsake others for our own reputations.

How true. How true. We judge base on what we know. We deal base on how we feel. But we don't always see the full picture of things.

Therefore the need to be tactful in our bearings. Being tactful is not being pretentious. Being tactful means showing more consideration for others. Being tactful means to know the right way to make our stand.

People might think otherwise, but doesnt God knows who we are inside out. For me, that is enough.