Luke 16:14-18

The Pharisees ridiculed Jesus -- Luke 16:14-18: The Pharisees who had been listening to Jesus professed to trust God. Sadly, these Pharisees really loved money. When they heard the things that Jesus taught they made fun of Him. They measured their life by wealth and possessions, not by their spirituality or relationship with God. They made themselves look good by saying that their wealth was a sign of God's approval. God saw what was in their heart. "The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned." As Christians we must be careful that we do not honor God with our lips and then honor the world with our money. These Pharisees, who prided themselves in the Law of Moses, refused to accept the Savior and His kingdom of whom Moses had written. "Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets. But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in." This is true of everyone except the Pharisees. They were quite content living in their hypocrisy. Jesus used marriage and divorce to show the Pharisees how lax they had become when viewing God's Law. Jesus said, "Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery." This is very different from what the Pharisees were teaching and practicing and what is taught and practiced among many Christians today.