THE TEMPLE LEADERS' QUESTION: HYPOCRISY
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Temple Leaders' Question
a) Jesus drove the merchants out of the temple. The temple leaders questioned his authority. (Matthew 21:12-15, 23-27).
2. Hypocrisy
a) Those in charge of the temple, the house of God, were allowing its sacred precincts to become a place of money making. Animals were being sold for sacrifice. Opportunistic merchants and bankers had invaded God’s house. Jesus was even moved to call them robbers.
b) If anyone was going to question authority for what went on in the temple, surely these leaders should have questioned themselves. Who gave them authority to turn the temple into a market?
c) Jesus was using the temple as a place for teaching truth and healing the sick. The things he was doing were perfectly scriptural and appropriate on that sacred ground. Yet his authority was questioned by those who were condoning sacrilege in that place.
The End ...
1. The Temple Leaders' Questiona) Jesus drove the merchants out of the temple. The temple leaders questioned his authority. (Matthew 21:12-15, 23-27).
2. Hypocrisy
a) Those in charge of the temple, the house of God, were allowing its sacred precincts to become a place of money making. Animals were being sold for sacrifice. Opportunistic merchants and bankers had invaded God’s house. Jesus was even moved to call them robbers.
b) If anyone was going to question authority for what went on in the temple, surely these leaders should have questioned themselves. Who gave them authority to turn the temple into a market?
c) Jesus was using the temple as a place for teaching truth and healing the sick. The things he was doing were perfectly scriptural and appropriate on that sacred ground. Yet his authority was questioned by those who were condoning sacrilege in that place.
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