Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever 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 is one renewed by God's Spirit, a true believer who has received superabundant grace out of Christ's fullness; from this treasure of the heart he brings forth good things, speaks of God's glory, Christ's person and work, the Spirit's power, all edifying to the saints. The evil man, by contrast, is carnal and wholly flesh, destitute of grace; from the corruption and desperate wickedness of his nature flows evil communication that defiles both himself and others.
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