🇬🇧 Jan 14, 2024 / Trinity International Church / Paris, France
In Matthew 21:23-27, the religious leaders confront Jesus in the temple, not to learn from Him, but to challenge His authority. Their pride leads them to reject the truth of God, even when it is right in front of them.
This passage reveals three marks of a prideful unbelieving heart: a dishonest approach to the truth, a distorted reasoning about the truth, and a deluded response to the truth. In the end, rejection of God’s truth leads not to neutrality, but to condemnation.
We are challenged to examine how we come to God’s Word: with pride that resists, or with humility that believes.