Mark 3c 3:20-35 Opposing Opposition II. Opposing Opposition A. The world believes believers are out of their minds. (20,21) B. Opposition to Christ comes from religious fundamentalists. (22) Matthew 12:22-24 NKJV 22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” 24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”[i] C. Division leads to destruction. (23-26) D. God overcomes Satan. (27) E. Opposition and rejection leads to condemnation. (28-30) F. Our spiritual duty is greater than our earthly duty. (31-35) [i] The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Mt 12:22–24.