False Accusations

~~~ 2 Samuel 5:1-7, 10 ~~~ Psalm 89 ~~~ Mark 3:22-30 ~~~

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus,
“He is possessed by Beelzebul..."

The scribes from Jerusalem had more authority than the local scribes.
These revered scribes are the ones who declare Jesus
to be under the influence of the devil.

This is a serious accusation for them to make.
Beelzebul is referring to the chief evil spirit.

Jesus counteracts their accusations with a parable.

Why would the head of the evil spirits be driving
out its own evil presence?
This makes no sense. You would think this evil spirit
would be summoning additional evil spirits
to descend upon their hosts.

Jesus uses parables to compare two things side by side.
This is an effective way to point out the differences
and similarities between the two.

In this case Jesus speaks about the divided house.
 ...if a house is divided against itself,
that house will not be able to stand.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided,
he cannot stand;
that is the end of him.

This comparison makes it seems
 obvious that the learned scribes are confused.

Evil spirits are about using actions
 that strengthen their hold of a person's being.

This was just one example of many times when
Jesus was falsely or wrongly accused.

In the story of the Three Little Pigs,
the third pig built his house out of bricks making
 it impossible for the wolf to blow down.

Jesus wants us to be so strong in our faith
 and beliefs that any false accusations will not
catch us off guard.

Blessings come in times of false accusations.
We must not be fooled by the evil spirits.
Peace.