“To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’(Luke 7:31-34 ESV)
The Pharisees and their friends criticized both John the Baptist and Jesus, even though their methods were almost exactly opposite. John was in the wilderness, waiting for crowds to come to him; Jesus traveled around and drew a following. John was ascetic; Jesus lived a party life. But it was what they had in common that drew the criticism - a call to repentance and faith. The Pharisees could never be happy when called on to confess; they still are not today.
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