And there's the rub.
He was without sin.
He could judge righteously.
We cannot judge righteously while having pride and bitterness.
You will follow His behavior of getting rough with a sinner and overturning a table but you will not lay down your pride, (which is to die for the sake of your brother.) It is to give up your right to be treated well, to not revile back when reviled - not to expect better treatment or respect or honor than your Lord received.
I see some on this chat board and wonder how in blue blazes they deal with real ministry people in real life...There is not a day that goes by in real ministry life, that I am not attacked, lied about, lied on, corrected by super spiritual people with knowledge but no wisdom, have to get in the middle of food fights over doctrine and the worst, betrayals....
When I was called into ministry and began the entry process a very wise old mentor/pastor told me to pray for meekness and wisdom....he told me meekness is power under surrender and control to the Holy Spirit....and that if you truly give Jesus all of you, you will be able to endure to the end.....that Pastor made me study Moses for 3 months....and I learned a lot about meekness....he also gave me this bit of wisdom...Ministry is about people....and ministry would be great except for the people...
My wife and I have walked through some doozies as far as people lying on us, betraying us, etc....without the Holy Spirit, we would have given up years ago...
This will sound super harsh, but it is truth....One can see the reactions on the BDF and can easily discern who is called in real life, who is not at, and who are just playing games....personally speaking and not directed towards any specific poster at all....some here would not last a minute in real ministry....and if they are engaged in real they will crash an burn....and they will because as you were so right about....you must die to yourself totally and the Spirit must burn all flesh out of you....and the most important thing is this....you learn to let God validate and approve of you...
Many are called...few are chosen and even fewer are ever sent into their true call, because they cannot surrender and die to themselves...