Jesus was frequently dealing with people who needed correction, change, repentance, enlightenment or a new perspective. These people were often very religious, sometimes leaders of the synagogues who were well versed in the scriptures. They were people who believed in God, devout in their ways, and were eager to teach people the will of God as they had come to know it. They were intelligent and knowledgeable. But often they were wrong, misguided, blind or enslaved by tradition. Sometimes they had misunderstood the Torah or read only parts of it. Sometimes they had altered its original purpose to fit their self-centered purposes. Sometimes they had fallen into the trap of believing that blessing meant privilege, tradition meant truth, credentials meant insight. This led to arrogance and, at…