RELIGIOUS EXPERTS GONE WRONG

In John chapter 7, the chief priests and the Pharisees sent some of their temple guards to arrest Jesus. But after tracking him down and listening to him preach, the guards returned empty handed (7:45). 

The Jewish leaders demanded answers: "Why didn't you bring him in?"

The guards replied simply, "No one ever spoke the way this man does."

"You mean he has deceived you also?" (7:47) The leaders were disgusted.

Then, in verses 48 and 49, they reveal their thinking process: "Has any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law - there is a curse on them." 

The "Experts" had made their determination - they were unconvinced by Jesus. He definitely wasn't the Messiah. The common people needed to acquiesce and move on. Nothing to see here. 

Sometimes the experts are wrong. 

We are wise to remember that the experts are just as prone to prejudice as anyone else.