So incompatible were the Pharisees views from those of Jesus that when the Pharisees posed a question to Jesus, it appeared that He was answering an entirely different question. On such a completely different level were His answers that the Pharisees who did not have eyes to see nor ears to hear could not perceive the truth presented to them and they were Gods leaders of His day.
Why is this?
Because the Pharisees perspective was from tradition, rules and law. They saw everything and everyone relating to their religion.
Jesus was a fierce critic of the Pharisaical system of His day, openly declaring its evil. Warning those who would hear, not do as the Pharisees or receive their leaven (teachings).
Regrettably, there is a great deal of pharisaism in the church today. Leaders that view others through the lens of their system neglecting the weightier provisions of the law: justice, mercy and faithfulness. Matt. 23:23
When we partake of the tree of life we can resist the clothing being tailored by the pharisaic elite. Because the Holy Spirit will lead us in all truth and witness in our hearts the bondage that lies in following after a Pharisee.
The Pharisee declares proudly, we have a law” John 19:7
The Holy Spirit affirms, you are free from the law” Rom. 8:2
~ Michael
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