nPeace
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I was reading Matthew 22.
In verses 15-17, the religious leaders conspired on how they could "frame trouble by decree" against something Jesus says.
They obviously did not know the man they were dealing with.
The scriptures say, (Matthew 22:18-22) But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do you put me to the test, hypocrites?
These wicked men - hypocrites, Jesus called them - brought with them political supporters of Herod, and they put a question to him. Their objective was clear. They were hoping for him to say something in the presence of the party followers of Herod, so that they could find something criminal against him.
Isn't that wicked.
I'm sure persons here, might be able to refer to some real life cases. Please share.
I have a few in mind that are identical.
1) (1916-1918)
2) (2017-2021)
Framing trouble by decree is a long used strategy by the wicked.
Framing trouble by decree is a vile form of hypocrisy.
The Bible refers to it, as irreprehensible.
(Psalm 94:20, 21) 20 Can a throne of corruption be allied with you While it is framing trouble in the name of the law? 21 They make vicious attacks on the righteous one And condemn the innocent one to death.
What other cases do we know of, where this hypocrisy is implimented?
In verses 15-17, the religious leaders conspired on how they could "frame trouble by decree" against something Jesus says.
They obviously did not know the man they were dealing with.
The scriptures say, (Matthew 22:18-22) But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do you put me to the test, hypocrites?
Show me the tax coin.” They brought him a denarius. He said to them: “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said: “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them: “Pay back, therefore, Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” When they heard that, they were amazed, and they left him and went away.
Does this sort of thing still happen today? Are there hypocrites today, who resort to such wickedness?
Does this sort of thing still happen today? Are there hypocrites today, who resort to such wickedness?
These wicked men - hypocrites, Jesus called them - brought with them political supporters of Herod, and they put a question to him. Their objective was clear. They were hoping for him to say something in the presence of the party followers of Herod, so that they could find something criminal against him.
Isn't that wicked.
I'm sure persons here, might be able to refer to some real life cases. Please share.
I have a few in mind that are identical.
1) (1916-1918)
Martin Thomas Manton - Wikipedia
Manton was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on August 15, 1916, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Charles Merrill Hough. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 23, 1916, and received his commission the same day. In 1918, he had eight officials of the Watch Tower Society railroaded into prison on trumped-up charges of sedition. But these officials were released after nine months and were later exonerated. U.S. federal judge Martin T. Manton, who had kept these Bible Students in prison by refusing bail, was later decorated by Pope Pius XI, being made a “knight of the order of St. Gregory the Great.” However, his glory was short-lived, for in 1939 he was sentenced to two years in prison and a heavy fine. Why? Because he was found guilty of selling six court decisions for a total of $186,000 in bribes! His service terminated on March 22, 1918, due to his elevation to the Second Circuit.
His service terminated on February 7, 1939, due to his resignation [under pressure of investigations].
Manton was acquitted of bribery, but convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He served 19 months in federal prison.
Manton was a prominent Catholic in New York. The street fronting Archbishop Molloy High School and an adjacent playground in Briarwood, Queens, bears his name.
Manton was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on August 15, 1916, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Charles Merrill Hough. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 23, 1916, and received his commission the same day. In 1918, he had eight officials of the Watch Tower Society railroaded into prison on trumped-up charges of sedition. But these officials were released after nine months and were later exonerated. U.S. federal judge Martin T. Manton, who had kept these Bible Students in prison by refusing bail, was later decorated by Pope Pius XI, being made a “knight of the order of St. Gregory the Great.” However, his glory was short-lived, for in 1939 he was sentenced to two years in prison and a heavy fine. Why? Because he was found guilty of selling six court decisions for a total of $186,000 in bribes! His service terminated on March 22, 1918, due to his elevation to the Second Circuit.
His service terminated on February 7, 1939, due to his resignation [under pressure of investigations].
Manton was acquitted of bribery, but convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He served 19 months in federal prison.
Manton was a prominent Catholic in New York. The street fronting Archbishop Molloy High School and an adjacent playground in Briarwood, Queens, bears his name.
'We Liked to Sing. Now We Can Only Whisper.' How Russia Is Stepping Up Its Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
Russia’s justice ministry calls the group, which has grown its membership here to 170,000, a threat to public order. They were banned as “extremist” in Russia in 2017, putting them in the same ranks as neo-Nazis. A spokesperson for the conservative Russian Orthodox Church, which has grown in influence under Putin, has said Jehovah’s Witnesses manipulate people’s consciousness and “can not be called Christians.”
Once a source of support for the tsars, the resurgent Orthodox church has now become a pillar of Putin’s rule, which Patriarch Kirill has described as a “miracle of God,” and of Russian influence abroad. The state gives tens of millions of dollars to the church each year, and the military is building a 300-foot-tall Orthodox cathedral with steps made of melted down Nazi tanks at a patriotic park outside Moscow.
What was Putin - the Russian president's response to a question about the ban? Read the article. His response reveals what's behind it.
Russia’s justice ministry calls the group, which has grown its membership here to 170,000, a threat to public order. They were banned as “extremist” in Russia in 2017, putting them in the same ranks as neo-Nazis. A spokesperson for the conservative Russian Orthodox Church, which has grown in influence under Putin, has said Jehovah’s Witnesses manipulate people’s consciousness and “can not be called Christians.”
Once a source of support for the tsars, the resurgent Orthodox church has now become a pillar of Putin’s rule, which Patriarch Kirill has described as a “miracle of God,” and of Russian influence abroad. The state gives tens of millions of dollars to the church each year, and the military is building a 300-foot-tall Orthodox cathedral with steps made of melted down Nazi tanks at a patriotic park outside Moscow.
What was Putin - the Russian president's response to a question about the ban? Read the article. His response reveals what's behind it.
Framing trouble by decree is a long used strategy by the wicked.
(1 Kings 21:10) And have two good-for-nothing men sit in front of him and testify against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king!’ Then bring him out and stone him to death.”
(Psalm 58:2) Instead, you devise unrighteousness in your heart, And your hands dispense violence in the land.
(Isaiah 10:1) Woe to those who enact harmful regulations, Who constantly draft oppressive decrees,
(Daniel 3:5) that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, triangular harp, stringed instrument, bagpipe, and all the other musical instruments, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
(Daniel 6:7) All the royal officials, prefects, satraps, high royal officers, and governors have consulted together to establish a royal decree and to enforce a ban, that for 30 days whoever makes a petition to any god or man except to you, O king, should be thrown into the lions’ pit.
(Acts 5:28) and said: “We strictly ordered you not to keep teaching on the basis of this name, and yet look! you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you are determined to bring the blood of this man upon us.”
(Psalm 58:2) Instead, you devise unrighteousness in your heart, And your hands dispense violence in the land.
(Isaiah 10:1) Woe to those who enact harmful regulations, Who constantly draft oppressive decrees,
(Daniel 3:5) that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, zither, triangular harp, stringed instrument, bagpipe, and all the other musical instruments, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
(Daniel 6:7) All the royal officials, prefects, satraps, high royal officers, and governors have consulted together to establish a royal decree and to enforce a ban, that for 30 days whoever makes a petition to any god or man except to you, O king, should be thrown into the lions’ pit.
(Acts 5:28) and said: “We strictly ordered you not to keep teaching on the basis of this name, and yet look! you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you are determined to bring the blood of this man upon us.”
Framing trouble by decree is a vile form of hypocrisy.
The Bible refers to it, as irreprehensible.
(Psalm 94:20, 21) 20 Can a throne of corruption be allied with you While it is framing trouble in the name of the law? 21 They make vicious attacks on the righteous one And condemn the innocent one to death.
What other cases do we know of, where this hypocrisy is implimented?
, but yes, they do claim to be killing in the name their god, and religion, but isn't that a lie. Although, it might be in the name of their religion. 
