{"id":7420,"date":"2021-08-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=7420"},"modified":"2021-07-31T10:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T14:48:05","slug":"jesus-criticisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/jesus-criticisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus&#8217; Criticisms!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Jesus' Criticisms! 8\/03\/21\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=rbav8-10a2429-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is a list of Jesus&#8217; criticisms about the religious&nbsp;and political&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;of his day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They did not practice what they taught others&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Hypocrisy).<br><\/strong>They put heavy burdens on others but not on themselves&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Legalism).<br><strong>They sought and loved public recognition&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Pride).<\/strong><br>Status, respect and titles were important to them&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Arrogance).<br><strong>They locked people out of the kingdom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Judgmental).<\/strong><br>They established laws to benefit themselves&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Greed).<br><strong>They neglected to emphasize justice and mercy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Bias).<br><\/strong>They were accomplices to silencing the prophets&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Oppressive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to George Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Great leaders don\u2019t tell you what to do, they show you how it\u2019s done.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The challenge of LEADERSHIP\u2026..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is to be Strong, but not Rude,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To be Kind, but not Weak,&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be Bold, but not a Bully,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To be Thoughtful, but not Lazy,&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be Humble, but not Timid,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To be Proud, but not Arrogant,&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To have Humor, but without Folly.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Which of these qualities and characteristics do YOU both look for and follow in a leader?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY \u2013 I NEED JESUS IN MY LIFE!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of Jesus&#8217; criticisms about the religious&nbsp;and political&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;of his day: They did not practice what they taught others&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Hypocrisy).They put heavy burdens on others but not on themselves&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Legalism).They sought and loved public recognition&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Pride).Status, respect and titles were important to them&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Arrogance).They locked people out of the kingdom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Judgmental).They established laws to benefit themselves&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Greed).They neglected to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"qubely_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"ocean-thumb-m":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"ocean-thumb-ml":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"ocean-thumb-l":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"qubely_landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"qubely_portrait":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me.png",291,195,false],"qubely_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me-140x100.png",140,100,true],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Hands-Just-Me-45x45.png",45,45,true]},"qubely_author":{"display_name":"Medard Laz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/author\/medlaz\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/category\/daily-treats\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Daily Treats<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"Here is a list of Jesus&#8217; 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