Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
In regards to keeping a tight rein on your tongue this is a continuation of yesterday’s post.
To look after orphans and widows is to be your brother’s keeper.
The second lesson being polluted by the world is really about forgetting the first lesson.