So much happens in these verses. Jesus chooses his apostles, people think he has lost his mind, he is accused of being demon-possessed and he explains who his mother and brothers truly are. How would you like to have been one of the twelve that he chose? Can you imagine what it might have been like to learn from Jesus Christ himself? There is an interesting mix of people here that he chose. I find it interesting that he didn't choose all bible scholars. He chose ordinary normal people just like me and you. In fact some them must have a shocker to some people. Thats the beauty of God, he doesn't want your past he wants your future.
I can't help but laugh when they accuse Jesus of being demon-possessed. How absurd would this be? He can't possible be the one who we have been looking for and prophesied about for thousands of years, he must be demon possessed! Thats just not logical. Of course it much easier for me to sit back 2000 years later and criticize these guys than it must have been to live during all of this. I love his answer. Does Beelzebul fight against himself? His logic makes perfect sense. An army doesn't fight against itself. Why would they? That would be self-defeating.
