When Jesus Christ entered the precincts of the temple of Jerusalem, and found people sacrificing doves and birds and other living beings to God. He released the birds and condemned the acts of blood. The priests and scholars resented His act and argued that the God in whom they had faith accepted the sacrifice and was propitiated thereby. They asked him evidence of his authority to interfere with the dictates of religion. Christ went on to tell them a parable.
"Once there was a farmer who had two sons. He asked his first son to go out to the field so that he may watch the crops, ready for harvest. The son refused to obey him. Thereupon, he asked the second son, and he readily agreed. But, what really happened was, the second son later calculated the bother and the sleeplessness which the watching will bring to him; so, he did not go.
The first son later repented for his refusal to do what his father asked; he went and watched the crop. Now, Christ asked, Who among these two pleases the father more - the son who declared his assent by word of mouth and disobeyed in action or the son who disobeyed by word of mouth but obeyed in action?"
"You may obey in words but disobey in action. My action reveals that I do acts which God commanded. You are your own witness, whether you follow the dictates of the Divine Father. I have greater authority than you, for, your action shows that you disobey whereas my action proves that I follow His commands".
(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
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