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COMMENT: THIS IS A PRETTY TOUGH CHAPTER, WHERE JESUS A LOT TO PUT ON A HYPOCRITICAL JEWISH LEADERS.
Jesus warns religious leaders
Jesus addressed the people and the disciples: ‘the Teachers and the pharisees are there to interpret the law of Moses. Listen to all their commands. However, do not drive with the example of their lives, because they only speak, but in life do not apply. The following to you the heavy burdens of their demands, but his own concessions they can apologize. Everything they do is just for effect. To look holy, procure to conspicuous badges of his piety, love to sit at the place of honor at feasts, and have reserved seats in the church. How they like, when people’s health in public places and when it’s appeal to ‘Master’! But you call don’t, because only one is your Master and you are all each other’s brothers. And anyone of the people don’t put the title of Father, because you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Or not the supreme authority, because that is the only Christ. The greatest among you is the one who all serve. Who has a too good opinion, will be disappointed and reduced. Meek, however, will be promoted.
COMMENT: JESUS REITERATES THAT the Greatest among you is the one who all serve. SERVICE to OTHERS IS the BASIS of TRUE CHRISTIANITY. AND HUMILITY IS ONE OF THE NEJVÝŠŠÍCH VIRTUES. – AS IT SAYS HERE IN VERSE 12 Humble, however, will be promoted. AND HUMILITY IS NOT THINKING LESS ABOUT MYSELF, BUT THINK LESS ABOUT MYSELF.
NOW BEGINS EVEN ROUGHER PART of Matthew 23…
Jesus condemns the religious leaders
Woe to you, teachers of the law and pharisees, you hypocrites! You condemn people to enter into the kingdom of God. Themselves to him nevcházíte and those who would like to come in, you’re obstructing. Under the guise of long and pretentious prayers you are able to extort money from widows. It’s hard you will be on the court! Woe to you, hypocrites! Edge of the world you will go through, to turn one man’s faith, but barely believe zavalíte him their regulations. If it had previously expected damnation, your help is waiting for him doubly. Woe to you! You want to lead others and yourself you don’t see the step. Have you set: oath at the temple does not oblige, but only the oath at the temple gold applies. Isn’t that nonsense? What’s more? The gold or the temple, which gives it sanctity? And your next invention: the oath on the altar of sacrifice doesn’t mean anything, while the oath of the victim must perform. As you could figure this out? What’s more? The sacrifice or the altar? Just laying on the altar of sacrifice becomes the victim. Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar, swears by everything on it. Let them swear on the temple, on heaven, or on the throne of God, do you solemnly swear that in fact the God who makes sense. Woe to you, interpreters of the law and pharisees, you hypocrites. In the temple you give a tenth even of the crop mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect what God considers important:
to act according to his rights, mercifully and with faith.
Do tithes, but do not neglect the most important thing!
Blind guides! You sure you swallow a gnat, but zhltnete camel! Woe to you, hypocrites! Omýváte utensils on the surface and the interior of doing what you are in your greed a lot of money. Blind pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the container, the only way it will really clean. Woe to you, you hypocrites! You resemble ornate graves: the outside is nice, but inside they are just the bones of the dead and práchnivina. You seem to be saints, but inside you are full of hypocrisy. Woe to you, you innocent!
You build tombs for the prophets they have killed your ancestors, decorate the graves of the martyrs, and you say: ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, did not act we so!’ Don’t kid yourself, are you a true descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Go in their footsteps and complete their masterpiece!
COMMENT: ‘COMPLETE THEIR WORK’ MEANS TO THEM, JESUS SAYS, TO FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED WITH HIM AND WHAT WAS THEIR GOAL – TO GET RID OF HIM!
You think you have the fire of God’s judgment? Like venomous snakes lurking in the prophets, the right teachers and interpreters of Scripture, who come to you of my credentials,. You will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, some of them murder, other crucify.
COMMENT: THIS IS A PROPHECY ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JESUS ‘ FOLLOWERS!
You will be blamed for all the spilled blood of the innocent, starting from Abel to the last martyr for the cause of God, that you prepare about life. Truly I say to you that it all fits on the head of this generation.
COMMENT: THE PURSUIT IS NOT OVER. EVEN IN GOOD TIMES THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF THEIR FAITH IN JESUS. INCLUDED WOULD THERE EVEN TV SHOWS AND MOVIES THAT THEY RIDICULE THE FAITHFUL. IN THE MEDIA NALEZEME OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF JUST NEGATIVE VIEW ON PEOPLE WHO ARE BELIEVERS.
AN IMPORTANT VERSE ON THE TOPIC OF PERSECUTION IS IN 2. TIMOTHY 3:12 – Just so they persecuted all who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus. WHEN WE are PERSECUTED, we CAN REJOICE. WE TRAMPLE THE DEVIL ON YOUR HEELS AND HE’S FREAKING OUT.- IT MEANS THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR GOD’S RIGHT! WHEN PERSECUTED, WE ARE NOT, IT MAY MEAN THE OPPOSITE – WE’RE NOT DOING WHAT WE SHOULD.
Jesus once again laments over Jerusalem
O jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and kamenuješ you, who are you sent! How often I have longed to gather you as a hen hides her chickens under her wings, but you wouldn’t. Because now I’m leaving from your temple and he’s coming with me your hopes up. Only when I come back, you will understand and know: ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of God!’ “
COMMENT: HOW-TO-APPLY TODAY! HOW TO MAKE JESUS CRY OVER ALL THE LOST LIVES, EVEN IN TODAY’S WARS. AND HOW MUCH WOULD WISH THAT ALL PEOPLE CAME UNDER HIS PROTECTIVE WINGS OF LOVE, AND YET MANY DO NOT WANT TO. LET’S BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN LOVE AND TRUTH, TO HIM MANY CAN GET TO KNOW THROUGH US.
