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To quote one of my Commentaries [Re: Matt.23:1-12]:
"Jesus now goes on the offensive, and "offensive" is not too strong a word for much of the language he uses in ch.23. .. It shows Jesus as a fierce controversialist, quite willing to make enemies when the cause demanded it. ... [His] target .. was a class of professional interpreters of Scriptures and ... tradition. ... supposed leaders of the people of God."
Now, you just know they didn't attempt to refute His *Truth*, because they couldn't.
The only thing left to them, then, was to attack Him personally (a glutton and a drunk who hangs out with other reprobates) and His *hateful approach* which isn't *helpful* or *unifying*.
Can't you just hear them whispering to each other about Him if He were here today?: "He's just oh, sooooo partisan and divisive! Totally intolerant!!! What an UNChristian way of speaking. No GODLY person would ever behave in such a way." :D
What an UNChristian way of speaking. No GODLY person would ever behave in such a way." :DCan you show me where Jesus called another a "stubbornly superstitious religious dork?" You are correct that Jesus was not just some nice soft spoken guy. He is God. He did not, though, act like "the_doc" does, and no amount of silly little words stuffed in his mouth by you can change that.
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