Matthew 12:22-30
²²Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.
²³All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?”
²⁴But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
²⁵And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand. ²⁶If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
²⁷If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
²⁸But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
²⁹Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
³⁰He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Sermon
Christ and the Pharisees — J. Parker.
I. THE GOOD MAN’S RELATION TO THE WORLD OF WANT.
1. The good man is approachable.
2. He is sympathetic.
3. He is unostentatious.
II. THE DEVIL’S RELATION TO GOOD MEN.
HOW did these Devil’s men use Christ?
1. They resorted to personal abuse — “This fellow.”
2. They ignored the value of the greatest blessings.
3. They insulted the plainest common-sense.
4. They attempted to trace good results to a bad cause.
5. They falsified the deepest and truest instincts of human nature.
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