He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Christ means the scribes are opposed to God's kingdom in two ways: they ought to assist in establishing it, yet whoever does not assist is opposed to Him. Their furious rage amounts to fighting openly against God. Indolence that retards His kingdom disqualifies a person from belonging to His flock.
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Satan blinds the eye of faith and seals up the lips of prayer; a soul under his power sees nothing and says nothing to the purpose. But Christ's mercy is directly opposite to Satan's malice. When Satan's power breaks, the eyes open to see God's glory and the lips open to speak His praise.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:22-37
A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart,.... "A good man", is a regenerated man, one that is renewed by the Spirit of God, a believer in Christ, a sincere lover of him, and one that follows him, wheresoever he goes, and who has the grace of God implanted in him: for "the good treasure the heart", is not what he is...