Luke 20:39

Luke 20:39 says, Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.  One of the scribes told Jesus that He had answered the question about marriage in heaven well.  He evidently thought he knew as much or more than Jesus.  Jesus did not need anyone to endorse what He said then, nor does He today.  Still, if the scribe was sincere, at least he acknowledged the truth of what Jesus said.  Verse forty adds, And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.  After failing to get Jesus to say something wrong about marriage after a person died, the scribes and Pharisees quit asking Him any questions.  People will eventually always come to understand that God's word cannot be disputed.  Verse forty-one states, And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?  Jesus asked the scribes and Pharisees a question of His own.  Jesus asked them if the Christ was to be David's son.  This was a well known principle of the Jewish people.  We should still acknowledge this today as followers of Christ.  Verse forty-two adds, And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,  Jesus then said that in the book of Psalms that David referred to the coming Christ, or Messiah, as His Lord, and not his son.  His LORD told David to sit at His right hand, but David was still in a position of service to his LORD, which is all we will ever be as Christians.  Verse forty-three continues, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.  David said that God, and not he himself, was going to make his enemies his footstool.  Victory over our enemies in the world today will come by the power of God, and not by our own power.  Verse forty-four asks, David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?  Jesus said if David called the coming Messiah his LORD, then how did people then call Him David's son.  Of course, Jesus being David's son was physical, and Him being David's LORD was spiritual, and this is something we must acknowledge today.  Verse forty-five adds, Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,  Verse forty-six continues, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;  Jesus said so that all the people could hear that they should beware of the scribes, who liked to be idolalized by other people.  We should also beware of those religious leaders today who like to do things so that they will be noticed and adored, if not idolalized, by other people.  Verse forty-seven concludes, Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.  Jesus said the scribes took widows houses and then made a show of their long prayers.  God will hold us accountable for how we treat others, no matter how long we make a show of our prayers.  Jesus said they would receive a greater damnation because of their hypocrisy.  There is no room in Christianity for hypocrisy.