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)...
Jesus who has stretched out His hands all day long [Romans 10:16-21] We have already received the word of God under the title of “The word of faith we are proclaiming,” centered on Romans 10:1-15. What you and I must preach is the word of the truth that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ. We must never preach the untruth that salvation is obtained through human efforts and deeds. It is not the word of faith, and it is not the true gospel. We must spread the word of faith to our unborn believers and to dying souls. We must boldly preach, ‘If you believe in Jesus, you will be saved!’ In particular, like Paul, we must preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to them while praying with earnest desire for the salvation of the souls of family members, relatives, and friends who are dying without knowing Jesus. The feet of those who preach the gospel of Jesus Christ are beautiful (v. 15, quoting Isa...