What Was the Sin of the Pharisees?

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While Jesus was teaching his disciples the Parable of the Unjust Steward, the Pharisees were listening to what he had been saying, and they ridiculed him (Luke 16:14; cf. Psalms 123:4; Proverbs 1:22). Why would they do that? What did they see in Jesus’ parable that offended them? Without saying that the Pharisees and rabbis understood the parable completely, they probably would have been able to understand that the rich man was God. Moreover, from this deduction, it wouldn’t have been difficult to understand that the steward whom the rich man rejected must point to the Jewish authorities in that day. Therefore, they ridiculed Jesus’ teaching.

 

The Kingdom of God in Diana’s Land

The province of Asia is now part of modern day Turkey in the Mediterranean. It was once the home of the world renowned Artemis or Diana, the great goddess of the Ephesians. For two years Paul preached at Ephesus, sending emissaries throughout the province and perhaps beyond, preaching the Kingdom of God and bringing men and women under the Lordship of Jesus (Acts 19:10). During this time aprons or handkerchiefs of Paul’s were sent to the sick and those possessed and they were healed (Acts 19:11-12)!