Often throughout human history a small group (usually men) gather and think that they are somehow endowed with the wisdom to tell everyone else how to live.
Jesus opposed the Jewish religious establishment of his time.
Plato wrote an essay called The Republic wherein he argues that government should be run by a small group of philosophers—because philosophers of his time pursued the “truth” and were therefore wise. Unfortunately, not all people who think they know the truth are also wise.
Throughout a large chunk of the history of Europe, the small group was composed by clerics.
Sometimes it is a group of the very wealthy.
Jesus looked at everyone who through some situation became wealthy or politically powerful or held religious power and asked a simple question—what is the status of your heart?
I have others to expand on that. Where is your focus? Do you have the humility to lead well? Can you handle your wealth for the benefit of the community?
Do not listen to mere words. Evaluate their actions. Seek the status of their heart.
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