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We're in Luke chapter 11 verses 33 through 54 Jesus in religion as you find your place yes we will whack it like a pinata.

There is Jesus Christ who in the Bible is called the Chief Shepherd, the Good Shepherd,

working under Jesus are other Shepherds. People who love Jesus and want to take care of his people

called the sheep in the Old Testament this would be prophets priests kings this would

include in the time of Jesus the Apostles and Disciples who followed him in our day this would be elders

Pastors deacons people who love and follow Jesus and want to help his sheep So Christians individually are referred to his sheep. Churches are referred to as flocks. And so there is the chief good shepherd. There are the shepherds working under him to look after the sheep and the flocks and protect them from the wolves

And the wolves love to lead sheep astray

Teach them false doctrine, take their money, abuse them, enslave

them through religious rules ideology, fear mechanisms, and control. This explains why throughout the course of Luke's gospel one of the massive

mega themes is the conflict between Jesus and religious wolves and I use those words synonymously intentionally.

They keep coming into the presence of Jesus

to pick a fight with him.

And today you're gonna see them do it yet again,

two groups, the lawyers or scribes who are the teachers,

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