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When Religion Blocks God | Jesus’ Seven Woes and the Cost of Corrupted Authority

Matthew 23:13–39 is one of the most sobering passages in the Gospels. In this teaching, we walk slowly through Jesus’ Seven Woes—not as emotional outbursts, but as deliberate, prophetic indictments against leadership that has drifted from obedience into control. Jesus confronts religious authorities who knew Scripture but resisted submission, who guarded position rather than people, and who used holiness as a performance rather than a practice. Each woe exposes a different form of spiritual corruption: blocking access to the kingdom, exploiting the vulnerable, reproducing hypocrisy, manipulating truth, prioritizing appearance over justice, and honoring prophets while rejecting correction. The chapter closes not with triumph, but with grief. Jesus laments over Jerusalem, revealing that judgment is never God’s preference—it is the consequence of refused mercy. Authority meant to guide became a gate. Law meant to protect became a weapon. And God’s longing to gather was met with resistance. This passage challenges every generation to examine how faith is practiced, how authority is exercised, and whether obedience flows from humility or from fear of losing control.