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conditions were poor, taxes were high and overpopulation caused unrest. The people looted for a change. Messianic agitation was reaching its peak. Hearing of the message of John they thought that this must be either the Messiah or perhaps a bearer of news of the Messiah.
To all John spoke, in terms they could readily comprehend. Looking beneath their countenance he touched the sore spots; he pressed hard. To the Pharisees, “for choking religion with the bonds of ceremonalism.” and to the Saducees "for starving religion with husks of materialism and wordly conditions.” "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to excapc from the wrath that is coming? Then produce frtiit that will be consistant with your professed repentance.” And they angered by his revealing their sins and unwilling to leave their comfortable law for this disturbing one, refused to be baptised,by him. To Herod, the governor of Perea, because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, he spoke strong phases of condemnation. And Herod, hearing, flinched. “Repent ye and be baptised for the kingdom of heavfcn is at hand”, The thundering summons crashed through the calm of the desert. Although thmemessage disturbed them, they could but listen.
Not relying on the merits of their forefathers, they must question theirown merits and then feeling the need of clensing they would give external signs of the inward change of attitude -then would follow as a matter of course a change in their physical relationships. Bartism would be the initial external appearance of the in'ner change.
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