Originally Posted by Johan
Apart from the conclusion the pastor made that the theology of the Sadducees were driven by their politics, my question is if one has to make a sermon from this part of Acts, is it really correct to make such a firm statement that the actual reason for the arrest of the apostles was something else than what is described there.

Maybe this is a minor thing that I am blowing up.
I think your concern is valid and an important one to be sure. The MAIN reason for all of the opposition shown toward the Lord Christ is because of the innate hatred of the "Light" that came into the world (Jh 3:19,20). And it is written, "If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." (Jh 15:18,19). Surely, Jesus was not implying that this hatred toward Him and consequently toward all those who would follow Him was politically motivated.

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