Jesus had occasion to confront and argue with the religious leaders of the Jews many times during his ministry. These were formidable people who wielded considerable power over the people; their rule was more constrictive than even the yoke of Roman rule, and so, dealing with Jesus was a challenge for them, as he was not afraid to confront them. They oftentimes looked diligently for a reason to arrest Jesus for his deliberate flaunting of their rules. They were also learned and clever; but when Jesus did have occasion to take them on in either a battle of wits, or a battle of intellectual powers, these exalted rulers were often left licking their wounds...
- Choose You this Day Whom You Will Serve
- Their Heart is Far From Me
- The Tree is Known by its Fruits
- Like Whited Sepulchres
- Is it Lawful to Heal the Sick on the Sabbath?
- By What Authority I Do These Things
- Render to Caesar
- My Father is not the God of the Dead but of the Living
- I Perceive that you are not far from the Kingdom of God
- What Do You Think of the Deliverer?
- Woe Upon You, False Teachers
