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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Jesus totally upset their religion, and revealed it for what it was...faulty, manmade, and pharisaical in nature.
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Matthew 23:2-3 The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat,
so practice and observe whatever they tell you--but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.
This passage of scripture seems very clear to me that Jesus recognized at least to some extent the teaching authority of the Pharisees.
John 11:49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all. 50 Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish." 51He did not say this of his own accord,
but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation
Even in Caiphas' utter depravity and wickedness, by virtue of the office that he held by the mandate of the law of God, was used as an instrument of God to proclaim a glorious truth. So God was faithful to his covenant people and even used corrupt people to reveal his means of grace.
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