Don't Waste What is Holy

Matthew 7:6

⁶ “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. Matthew 7:6

What a strange few sentences. After talking about judging, Jesus jumps to a position of judgment:

holy vs. unholy
us vs. them

While it’s important to hold in tension the emphasis on grace in verses 1-5, v…