Did you know people got so upset at Jesus for teaching the Gospel that he was nearly stoned?
In John chapter 8 Jesus in teaching in temple attracting a gathering of people including the scribes and the Pharisees.
Always ready to find fault scribes and the Pharisees presented an adulterous woman.
Siting the law of Moses which demanded stoning they asked Jesus to pass judgment. Jesus responded saying “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
The ire of scribes and the Pharisees continued to be raised as Jesus asserted that he is the light of the world. As he foretold his death and resurrection, and as he defines what it means to be a true disciple.
So, it is one thing for Jesus to raise the ire of scribes and the Pharisees however, it is another thing for Jesus to get the regular people mad. Well, when Jesus said that was not only greater than Abraham but came before him. That is where the stuff hit the fan, and the folks in the temple picked up stones to kill Jesus. Always resourceful Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. The savior was saved to live another day, until the ultimate rejection. The day the crowd turned on Jesus, exchanging him for Barabbas.
In every age and in every place, people will reject the Lord. Jesus tells us this in the In the Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-43) and in other passages. So much so that we should not be surprised or overreact when it happens.
So, what to do when people reject Jesus? We follow the lead that Jesus taught us in the Parable of the Weeds which is simply be patient and keep presenting the Gospel. In two drive-through lanes at the Chick-fil-A society we live in we want everything fast. God has his own timing and while we are all called to make disciples the timing of making is all up to God.
The point for us is to teach the Gospel, in and out of season and as we share the Good News, let’s be patient people will reject Jesus. However, in the end every knee will bow and ever tong will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Did you know people got so upset at Jesus for teaching the Gospel that he was nearly stoned?
In John chapter 8 Jesus in teaching in temple attracting a gathering of people including the scribes and the Pharisees.
Always ready to find fault scribes and the Pharisees presented an adulterous woman.
Siting the law of Moses which demanded stoning they asked Jesus to pass judgment. Jesus responded saying “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
The ire of scribes and the Pharisees continued to be raised as Jesus asserted that he is the light of the world. As he foretold his death and resurrection, and as he defines what it means to be a true disciple.
So, it is one thing for Jesus to raise the ire of scribes and the Pharisees however, it is another thing for Jesus to get the regular people mad. Well, when Jesus said that was not only greater than Abraham but came before him. That is where the stuff hit the fan, and the folks in the temple picked up stones to kill Jesus. Always resourceful Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. The savior was saved to live another day, until the ultimate rejection. The day the crowd turned on Jesus, exchanging him for Barabbas.
In every age and in every place, people will reject the Lord. Jesus tells us this in the In the Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-43) and in other passages. So much so that we should not be surprised or overreact when it happens.
So, what to do when people reject Jesus? We follow the lead that Jesus taught us in the Parable of the Weeds which is simply be patient and keep presenting the Gospel. In two drive-through lanes at the Chick-fil-A society we live in we want everything fast. God has his own timing and while we are all called to make disciples the timing of making is all up to God.
The point for us is to teach the Gospel, in and out of season and as we share the Good News, let’s be patient people will reject Jesus. However, in the end every knee will bow and ever tong will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
For More Great Content Go To Marben Bland.com