The One Who Receives the Greatest Grace May Be the Most in Danger “Woe to you, Chorazin ! Woe to you, Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades . The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and the one who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me” (Luke 10:13–16). (1) Today, I would like to meditate on the lesson given through Luke 10:13–16 , together with its parallel passage, Matthew 11:20–24: (a) First, Jesus rebuked the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent (Mt. 11:20)...
The stiff-necked Christians [Acts 7:51-54] What is stubbornness? It is dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something (Internet). This word is used to actively present one's thoughts to other or is used to do what one thinks without listening to others. The Bible Exodus 32:9 says that the people of Israel are “a stiff-necked people.” What does it mean? It is a metaphor for human stubbornness and foolish arrogance that does not obey God. The word “stiff-necked” means obstinacy. This reminds us a yoked cow. When we try to yoke the cow, the cow has to bow its head. But since the cow doesn't want to, the cow stiffens its neck. In Acts 7:51 we can see the expression “stiff-necked”. As we meditate on the four ways in which a straight-necked Christian is doing, I pray that if we are a straight-necked Christian, we will have the opportunity to repe...