Our paragraph topic is: (A man with a withered hand) Part 3.
And now we see the true nature of the battle taking place between the Pharisees and Christ and the demons behind the scenes of the battle. For the Pharisees are only the puppets of the demons. They are the ones who are calling the shots and making the plays. They are the ones who are fighting for their lives and the hold that they have upon the people. The demons have controlled the people for many years. They have ruled the people with a mighty hand. They have brought many souls into hell with their rule and they are not giving it up without a fight. So they bring jealousy on the scene, and envy, and larceny, and hatred, and deceit, and false witness, and all the dark spirits gather in a great huddle to plan and plot a way to ride themselves of Christ.
So Christ has instructed the Pharisees and all the people in the synagogue on that day about the sensibility of the Law. The Pharisees posed the question about the Law and the Sabbath and Christ shows them how they should be sensible about the Law. He has already told them previously how he was Lord of the Sabbath. Now he proves this to them by performing this miracle. He says to them that it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath, contrary to what the Pharisees have taught about the Sabbath. Christ tells them that if you would save your sheep from a hole on the Sabbath, then you should also save your brother on the Sabbath. Then he demonstrates how. He Tells the man with the withered hand, "Stretch forth thy hand." And St Matthew tells us, and he stretched it forth, and it was restored, as sound as the other .
St Matthew tells us that after Christ performed this miracle that the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how they might do away with him. So now we begin to see how the battle is taking place and how the players in the battle are forming their lines against him. Christ has instructed the instructors in front of the people in the synagogue. He has demonstrated that his authority is greater than theirs and the Pharisees do not like it. And the demons in the dark, behind the scenes are furious. For they want to kill him. They want to destroy him. They want to crucify him, but they cannot reach him for the time has not yet come.
The demons still plot against the children of Christ today. They lurk in the darkness and plan the destruction of those who walk with Christ. Like the Pharisees, they who participate with the demons know what they do. They know that they do wrong, but they delight in the wrong that they do. They have given authority to evil to come into their lives. Do you run with evil? Does evil whisper to you from the darkness, suggesting that you operate on its behalf? It says, be a false witness. It says, become a messenger for Scandal. It says, dress with lust that you may be an attraction that causes men to sin in their hearts. It says, speak the lies of deceit. It says, spread the flames of hatred. It says do all the unspeakable acts that bring forth evil, for you are becoming a child of the devil.
The demons whisper, "Live for today", for the wrath of God awaits your downfall and death rests at your door. Christ can save you, only if you awaken from your evil ways and understand that evil possesses you. Repent! For the Lord your God is a forgiving God. For you lived in the world and did not understand. You were blinded by the world and did not understand. You were deceived by the world and did not understand. The world possessed you and you did not understand. But Christ can cast the world out of you. Christ can heal you of the world. Christ can make you a new person in the eyes of God. Repent!, and you will be saved.
And now we see the true nature of the battle taking place between the Pharisees and Christ and the demons behind the scenes of the battle. For the Pharisees are only the puppets of the demons. They are the ones who are calling the shots and making the plays. They are the ones who are fighting for their lives and the hold that they have upon the people. The demons have controlled the people for many years. They have ruled the people with a mighty hand. They have brought many souls into hell with their rule and they are not giving it up without a fight. So they bring jealousy on the scene, and envy, and larceny, and hatred, and deceit, and false witness, and all the dark spirits gather in a great huddle to plan and plot a way to ride themselves of Christ.
So Christ has instructed the Pharisees and all the people in the synagogue on that day about the sensibility of the Law. The Pharisees posed the question about the Law and the Sabbath and Christ shows them how they should be sensible about the Law. He has already told them previously how he was Lord of the Sabbath. Now he proves this to them by performing this miracle. He says to them that it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath, contrary to what the Pharisees have taught about the Sabbath. Christ tells them that if you would save your sheep from a hole on the Sabbath, then you should also save your brother on the Sabbath. Then he demonstrates how. He Tells the man with the withered hand, "Stretch forth thy hand." And St Matthew tells us, and he stretched it forth, and it was restored, as sound as the other .
St Matthew tells us that after Christ performed this miracle that the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how they might do away with him. So now we begin to see how the battle is taking place and how the players in the battle are forming their lines against him. Christ has instructed the instructors in front of the people in the synagogue. He has demonstrated that his authority is greater than theirs and the Pharisees do not like it. And the demons in the dark, behind the scenes are furious. For they want to kill him. They want to destroy him. They want to crucify him, but they cannot reach him for the time has not yet come.
The demons still plot against the children of Christ today. They lurk in the darkness and plan the destruction of those who walk with Christ. Like the Pharisees, they who participate with the demons know what they do. They know that they do wrong, but they delight in the wrong that they do. They have given authority to evil to come into their lives. Do you run with evil? Does evil whisper to you from the darkness, suggesting that you operate on its behalf? It says, be a false witness. It says, become a messenger for Scandal. It says, dress with lust that you may be an attraction that causes men to sin in their hearts. It says, speak the lies of deceit. It says, spread the flames of hatred. It says do all the unspeakable acts that bring forth evil, for you are becoming a child of the devil.
The demons whisper, "Live for today", for the wrath of God awaits your downfall and death rests at your door. Christ can save you, only if you awaken from your evil ways and understand that evil possesses you. Repent! For the Lord your God is a forgiving God. For you lived in the world and did not understand. You were blinded by the world and did not understand. You were deceived by the world and did not understand. The world possessed you and you did not understand. But Christ can cast the world out of you. Christ can heal you of the world. Christ can make you a new person in the eyes of God. Repent!, and you will be saved.
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