One can see why, on the basis of such a liberating vision of mercy as a source of new life, Jesus was rejected by the Pharisees and the other teachers of the law. In an attempt to remain faithful to the law, they merely placed burdens on the shoulders of others and undermined the Father’s mercy.
Mbele ya mtazamo unaozingatia sheria tu, unaohukumu ukiwagawanya watu kati ya wema na wadhambi, Yesu anaonyesha zawadi kubwa ya rehema inayowatafuta wadhambi ili iwasamehe na kuwapa wokovu. Tunaelewa kwa nini kwa mtazamo wake huu tofauti unaookoa na ulio chemchemi ya upyaisho, Yesu alikataliwa na mafarisayo na walimu wa sheria.