A modern story of faith
There were four powerful groups allied against one man. Most of the time these groups were so opposed to each other that no two of them could agree on the color of the sky on a clear day, but hatred for this one man brought them together. They had to get him out of the way.
Various strategies were tried. False charges and false witnesses fell apart. The witnesses just were not smart enough to get their stories to agree. They tried implicating him in a moral question that would discredit him. Again, he answered them. They walked away starting with the oldest first. Young hotheads are much easier to sway. Perhaps getting him in trouble with governmental powers was the way. Yes, that’s it. Let’s see if he can be implicated with tax evasion. His answer to the charges dumbfounded them.
It was frustrating. Every time he was able to answer and their hopes of getting him out of the way would stumble. There’s a last ploy. Getting him out of the way isn’t enough. We have got to kill him and one or two others as well. One of his friends was particularly dangerous to have around since he was supposed to be dead. Here he was walking around not dead. Let’s take it to the highest governmental authority with some charges and we’ll pay some witnesses to corroborate these false charges. We’ll state it is treason and a capital offense. We’ll stir up the crowds to scream for execution.
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