In this sermon Not Far From the Kingdom, we learn that Jesus Christ is a ready reader of human hearts.  He can sense a spirit coming from miles away.  He can discern the inner condition without even a bit of effort.  Jesus can tell if something is being done by a person alone, or if there are others behind the scenes, pushing that person into their actions. Jesus discerns the difference between the malicious adversary and the less guilty victim of circumstances.  There have been people who have fought against precious truths who would never have done so if they had not listened to certain influencers who think nothing of making use of them.  They become drawn into a false position. The people whom they have been accustomed to lead have led them: It is too often the fate of leaders. The circle of which they have been the center and the head has imprisoned its own apparent master, and made him captive, so that he fights against that which in his heart he believes to be right. If, even now, he could be set free from his surroundings he would side with the right. Our Master, Jesus Christ,  can read our hearts and can understand the pressures under which we act.