Matthew 11&12

So, I was reading these chapters of the gospel, Matthew, earlier. It's really interesting to see the main two points that Jesus makes in these chapters. First of all, he talks about John the Baptist who is in jail at this time. He essentially says that John is the best there is on earth. At the same time, he says that the least in Heaven is better than John. So, what does that make us? He also begins his teaching of the Pharisees what it really means to follow God. He's trying to show them the downfall of their dogma. What I also see is this stubborness of the Pharisees that, even though they see him perform miracles, their answer is a plot to kill him. It reminds me of the Catholic conspiracy theorist of this age that say that the Catholic Church would get rid of anyone who might try to discredit the deity of Christ. That even if there were proof, they would deny this so as to hold on to their power. An interesting parallel there that makes it not so far fetched. Of course, for me, I feel Christ too much in my heart for there to ever be proof that he did not do the things he did and IS not who he proclaimed to be. Food for thought.