Discipleship in Matthew and Apologetics XIV–Woes Turned to the Wisdom of Christ and the Blessings of the Kingdom
Within the Gospel of Matthew are places where Jesus addresses woes to those who do not follow God’s will. They are especially concentrated in Matthew 23 where Jesus is condemning the attitudes and practices of the scribes and the Pharisees. Jesus speaks against these leaders for closing the kingdom in people’s faces, for corrupting proselytes…