But if we say, 'From men' . . . ." (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.) (Mark 11:32)
The priest group who were asked from Jesus should answer that John’s baptism had come not from God but man for they didn’t believe John the Baptist. However, they weren’t able to say even like this for everyone held that John really was a prophet.
Their situation seems very pitiful for they were in two minds. It might not necessary for us to feel pity on their situation. They were putting into such situation not by force but by their own responsibility. They were keen in their own immediate benefit rather than following the truth. If they thought their idea was right then they should act according to their own conviction ignoring the public’s response. However, they didn’t do like that and everything became their responsibility. In vulgar words, they didn’t respond to the sound of truth but calculating gain or loss. We can not found any authority from such people.
In our daily life, often such calculating situation happens. They think sensibly whether the situation works for his advantage or disadvantage. A prudential act to consider other is a compulsory virtue. Not this, the problem of the people like the high priests in the above is that they do not do a responsible word or act as they are calculating gain or loss.
Jesus thought his disciples to say ‘yes’ for yes and ‘no’ for no. This teaching is not easy for us who hesitate as always calculating this and that. This is not merely an art of living but belongs to spirituality. Such spirituality rather reveals well from children. They see the things in the world with simple and clear view and they get an answer also in such a way. We fall into fear due to too much thought.
The priest group who were asked from Jesus should answer that John’s baptism had come not from God but man for they didn’t believe John the Baptist. However, they weren’t able to say even like this for everyone held that John really was a prophet.
Their situation seems very pitiful for they were in two minds. It might not necessary for us to feel pity on their situation. They were putting into such situation not by force but by their own responsibility. They were keen in their own immediate benefit rather than following the truth. If they thought their idea was right then they should act according to their own conviction ignoring the public’s response. However, they didn’t do like that and everything became their responsibility. In vulgar words, they didn’t respond to the sound of truth but calculating gain or loss. We can not found any authority from such people.
In our daily life, often such calculating situation happens. They think sensibly whether the situation works for his advantage or disadvantage. A prudential act to consider other is a compulsory virtue. Not this, the problem of the people like the high priests in the above is that they do not do a responsible word or act as they are calculating gain or loss.
Jesus thought his disciples to say ‘yes’ for yes and ‘no’ for no. This teaching is not easy for us who hesitate as always calculating this and that. This is not merely an art of living but belongs to spirituality. Such spirituality rather reveals well from children. They see the things in the world with simple and clear view and they get an answer also in such a way. We fall into fear due to too much thought.
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