(3) Luke tells us more about the message of John than Matthew does. Luke records this exchange between the crowd and John: “And the crowds asked him, ‘What then should we do?’ In reply he said to them, ‘Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise’ ” (Lk 3:10–11). In a practical way, John asked people to care and then share. Good religion sensitizes the nerve endings of the soul. Bad religion can rationalize away such sensitivity; good religion