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Originally Posted by Ohio
I have never posted on Facebook, so I can't be included in in your final statement, but neither can I agree with everything here. Jesus rebuked those who opposed the Gospel to their face. He mocked them privately with the disciples. He warned the disciples about them repeatedly. The Apostles learned from Jesus and continued with the same admonitions. Whether Jesus or the Apostles would have used Facebook is irrelevant, but the rest of your discussion is open to debate.
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It was someone else's post, so I am not lumping anyone in anything.
But if you look at the nature of the people listed, there are no "Pharisees" included in the list. Only the ones that he dined with as the Pharisees sat by and complained. The issues were not the equivalent of the sellers of merchandise in the temple, but the laws of the government that ruled over the land. And he did not discuss them. They were not relevant to his kingdom. Paul did say to obey them because they provide peace, yet we gripe about them, creating unrest and chasing peace away.