121:7.3 The [[scribes]], the [[Pharisees]], and the [[priesthood]] held the [[Jews]] in a terrible bondage of [[ritualism]] and [[legalism]], a bondage far more real than that of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire#Government Roman political rule]. The [[Jews]] of Jesus' time were not only held in subjugation to the [[law]] but were equally bound by the slavish demands of the [[traditions]], which involved and invaded every domain of [[personal]] and [[social]] life. These minute regulations of conduct pursued and dominated every loyal [[Jew]], and it is not strange that they promptly rejected one of their number who presumed to ignore their [[sacred]] [[traditions]], and who dared to flout their long-honored regulations of [[social]] [[conduct]]. They could hardly regard with [[favor]] the teachings of one who did not hestitate to clash with [[dogmas]] which they regarded as having been [[ordained]] by Father [[Abraham]] himself. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] had given them their [[law]] and they would not [[compromise]]. | 121:7.3 The [[scribes]], the [[Pharisees]], and the [[priesthood]] held the [[Jews]] in a terrible bondage of [[ritualism]] and [[legalism]], a bondage far more real than that of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire#Government Roman political rule]. The [[Jews]] of Jesus' time were not only held in subjugation to the [[law]] but were equally bound by the slavish demands of the [[traditions]], which involved and invaded every domain of [[personal]] and [[social]] life. These minute regulations of conduct pursued and dominated every loyal [[Jew]], and it is not strange that they promptly rejected one of their number who presumed to ignore their [[sacred]] [[traditions]], and who dared to flout their long-honored regulations of [[social]] [[conduct]]. They could hardly regard with [[favor]] the teachings of one who did not hestitate to clash with [[dogmas]] which they regarded as having been [[ordained]] by Father [[Abraham]] himself. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] had given them their [[law]] and they would not [[compromise]]. |