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calling to one another, and saying, We played the flute to you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep." The Pharisees and lawyers (v. 30) thought they were experienced and knowledgeable in the law of God. But in verse 32 the Lord likens them to young children.

Christ and John the Baptist "played the flute" to preach the gospel of the kingdom, but the Pharisees and lawyers "did not dance" for the joy of salvation. John and the Lord Jesus also "sang a dirge" to preach repentance, but these ones "did not weep" for the grief of sin. The righteousness of God required them to repent, but they would not obey. The grace of God afforded them sal vation, but they would not receive it.

In verse 33 the Lord continues, "For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drink ing wine, and you say, He has a demon!" John the Baptist, who came to bring men to repentance and cause them to grieve for sin, had no taste for eating or drinking (1:15-17). Because John the Baptist lived in a strange and peculiar way, not eating and drinking in the regular way, the op posers accused him of being demon-possessed.

In Luke 7:34 the Lord says, "The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Be hold, a gluttonous man and a wine drinker, a

friend of tax collectors and sinners!" Christ is not only the Savior, but also the Friend of sin ners, the One who sympathized with their prob lems and sensed their griefs. He came to bring salvation to sinners and cause them to rejoice in it. Hence, He had the joy of eating and drinking with them.

In verse 35 the Lord concludes, "And wisdom is justified by all her children." This wisdom is Christ (1 Cor. 1:24, 30). Whatever Christ did was done by the wisdom of God, which is Him self. This wisdom is justified by all her children. Those who believe in Christ are the children of wisdom, those who justify Christ and His deeds and follow Him as their wisdom.

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