Not everyone, but those with the power and the ability to silence him.
Jesus was talking (in their way of thinking) nonsense. He was not adhering to the accepted interpretations of the elders.
Many writers and students of religious life suggest we are at a point in history where a dissonant voice is called for. It is time, in their experience, for another change in the assumptions we make and the verses of scripture which get quoted the most. They suggest an orientation around the experience of the locally assembled community. They speak of a group of persons who take more earnestly the charge to share all things in common and to practice hospitality in a more radical way. They talk about a community guided by the Spirit rather than defined by doctrine.
They thought Jesus was beside himself, possessed.
I am not one who calls for wholesale reform of everything in every way. But I do see the need for the Church to renew itself. And I definitely see a world in which the Church could be more active in healing the sick and casting out demons (insert here advocating for greater access to healthcare and rehabilitation rather than punishment for those engaged in criminal activity.) Are these insane ideas? This is nonsense to think that the Church ought to be active on the side of those advocating for a living wage?
Perhaps such thoughts seem mad? If so, maybe they have a lot more in common with Jesus than we would be encouraged to believe.
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