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*Misinformation—“Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.” ({{s||Matthew|28|12-14}}) | *Misinformation—“Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.” ({{s||Matthew|28|12-14}}) | ||
*Misinterpretation—“This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and build it in three days.” ({{s||Matthew|26|61}}) | *Misinterpretation—“This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and build it in three days.” ({{s||Matthew|26|61}}) | ||
− | *Tradition or mental inertia—”No man having drunk old wine straightway desireth the new: for he saith, the old is better,” ({{s||Luke|5|39}}), or “We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is...” (John 9 | + | *Tradition or mental inertia—”No man having drunk old wine straightway desireth the new: for he saith, the old is better,” ({{s||Luke|5|39}}), or “We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is...” ({{s||John|9|29}}) |
*Charges of blasphemy—“...because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” ({{s||John|10|33}}) | *Charges of blasphemy—“...because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” ({{s||John|10|33}}) | ||
*Incredulity—“And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not” ({{s||Luke|24|11}}) or “This is an hard saying; who can hear it?” ({{s||John|6|60}}) | *Incredulity—“And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not” ({{s||Luke|24|11}}) or “This is an hard saying; who can hear it?” ({{s||John|6|60}}) | ||
*Appeals to authorities—“Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?” ({{s||John|7|47}}) In this case, an appeal to authority circumvents direct consideration of the fruit that should be considered. | *Appeals to authorities—“Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?” ({{s||John|7|47}}) In this case, an appeal to authority circumvents direct consideration of the fruit that should be considered. |
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