This conviction tended to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the Pharisees who criticized the followers of Jesus. Now Matthew makes the Pharisees the "hypocrites": "Woe to you scribes and ...

During Jesus' earthly ministry ... just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). The Pharisees constantly criticized others and attempted to lay a heavy guilt-trip on them.

In that sense, Jesus' criticism of the Temple sounds very much like the Pharisees wanting to bring piety home. Wanting to make it much more personal. Another possibility though is that Jesus ...

Jesus uses this example as the Pharisees would not criticise or question the actions of their greatest king. Jesus is explaining that human need is more important than man made laws and ...

That’s because the New Testament Gospels say Pharisee leaders criticized Jesus, and then lambaste them for hypocrisy. “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat,” reads ...

Jesus wants to teach people the importance of praying with the right attitude. This parable is aimed at those who think they are very righteous and look down on others – that is, the Pharisees.

We are a week into daylight saving time, and some of us are not getting the rest we need! It seems to take a couple of weeks for our bodies to adjust to the one hour difference every time we change ...