Mark 12:35

Mark 12:35 says, And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?  While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he raised a question about the scribes, asking how they could say that Christ would be the son of David instead of the Son of God.  David had many sons, but Christ was the only begotten Son of God.  Verse thirty-six adds, For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.  Jesus said that David himself by the leadership of the Holy Spirit said that God the Father said to his Lord to sit on His right side until He made a footstool of all His enemies.   The Holy Spirit is as eternal as the Father and the Son, but He came in a new way after the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  He now indwells every believer in Jesus Christ.  Verse thirty-seven continues, David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.  Jesus asked if David himself called the promised Christ to be his Lord, how could He be his Son.  Had He been David's physical son, David would have been his lord.  The common people heard Jesus gladly, though the religious leaders, the scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees still did not.  We need to make sure that we never allow religion to come between us and a relationship with God through putting our faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God.   Verse thirty-eight states, And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,  Verse thirty-nine adds, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:  Jesus then told the people to beware of the scribes who liked to call attention to themselves as being above the average Jew because of their position as scribes. They loved the salutations in the marketplace, the chief seats in the synagogue and the uppermost rooms at feasts.  We, as followers of Christ, should never attempt to put ourselves above other Christians, especially as we gather as the church.  Of course, we should also never put ourselves above anyone that we meet out in the marketplace, or our ordinary everyday life.  Verse forty continues, Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.  Jesus also said that the scribes devoured widows' houses and made a pretense of being devoted to God by long, public prayers.  Whatever we as Christians are doing for Christ, it should never be done to call attention to us but should always be done to bring honor and glory to Jesus Christ.