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1 | Who were Jesus’ main opponents during Hi | Bible general Archive 4 | Malisa | 209274 | ||
1) Who were Jesus’ main opponents during His public ministry time? Why did they Oppose Him, and how? | ||||||
2 | Who were Jesus’ main opponents during Hi | Bible general Archive 4 | writteninthebook | 209283 | ||
The Gospel of Mark seems to show that the main opponents of Jesus were not the sinners, tax colletors or those who were possessed by demons, but actually the (so-called) religious leaders of the day Mk 2:6, 2:16 mention the scribes, as well as 9:14 and 12:38, and the scribes are also mentioned in places where they were not specifically opposing Jesus. The Pharisees are the ones spoken of as opposing our Lord in 2:18, 2:24, 8:11 and 10:2 Why did these leaders oppose Jesus, you ask? Well, they were the ones with the most to lose. Namely their reputation and their livelihood. They kept trying to trip Him up, such as when they brought before Him the adulterous woman, and Jesus quietly put them in their place. Also when they brought the question of paying taxes, and Jesus showed His faultless wisdom again. This only seemed to infuriate those that had ill will against Him, and they tried all the harder to get rid of Him. If you read the Beatitudes in Matthew, you will see how Jesus teachings were the opposite of the popular beliefs in the world, not only back then, but as well as today. Such as: "Blessed are the poor", "the meek shall inherit the earth", and so on. This flies in the face of society's teaching that 'only the strong survive', survival of the fittest in a dog-eat-dog world, etc. Yes, it may seem to be odd that the very religious leaders would be the ones to rail against our Lord the hardest -which urges me towards the need to apologize for members of this very forum who judge us without knowing us, or even our intentions -yet they claim to have loved our Lord since before we were even born. Jesus' second commandment is to love our neighbors as ourselves. Therefore I often remind myself to forgive as I need forgiveness, and not to try to help a brother with the speck in his eye while I have a log in my own. So my hypothetical question to you, is who are Jesus' greater opponents in today's world? Is it the ones trying to take the word 'God' out of the Pledge of Allegiance? No, I think not. God always turns to good what they have meant for harm. I suggest you read Revelations 3:16 to reflect further on this. |
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