Reflections on Consequences of Unbelief and Disobedience
Reflecting on biblical passages that discuss the consequences of unbelief and disobedience, emphasizing the importance of staying true to one's faith and avoiding spiritual decay to prevent being cast away in judgment.
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Staying Salty You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people. Matthew 5:13 Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another. Mark 9:50
Separation from God OR Unbelief or disobedience in thought, desire, word or deed; whereby evil is done or good neglected. -Evangelical Catechism United Church of Christ
Then Jesus began to scold the cities where he had done his greatest miracles because they didn t change their hearts and lives. How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their hearts and lives and put on funeral clothes and ashes a long time ago.
But I say to you that Tyre and Sidon will be better off on Judgment Day than you. And you, Capernaum, will you be honored by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the place of the dead. After all, if the miracles that were done among you had been done in Sodom, it would still be here today. But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom on the Judgment Day than it will be for you. Matthew 11:20-24
11 As a complaint against you, we brush off the dust of your city that has collected on our feet. But know this: God s kingdom has come to you. 12 I assure you that Sodom will be better off on Judgment Day than that city. 13 How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin. How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida. If the miracles done among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their hearts and lives long ago.
They would have sat around in funeral clothes and ashes. 14 But Tyre and Sidon will be better off at the judgment than you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be honored by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be cast down to the place of the dead. 16 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.
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Ill make it so that when you leave Egypt, the Egyptians will be kind to you and you won t go away empty-handed. Every woman will ask her neighbor along with the immigrant in her household for their silver and their gold jewelry as well as their clothing. Then you will put it on your sons and daughters, and you will rob the Egyptians. Exodus 3:21-22
The Lord said to Moses, Ill bring one more disaster on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he ll let you go from here. In fact, when he lets you go, he ll eagerly chase you out of here. Tell every man to ask his neighbor and every woman to ask her neighbor for all their silver and gold jewelry. The Lord made sure that the Egyptians were kind to the Hebrew people. In addition, Pharaoh s officials and the Egyptian people even came to honor Moses as a great and important man in the land. Ex. 11:1-3
The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the land because they thought, We ll all be dead. So the people picked up their bread dough before the yeast made it rise, with their bread pans wrapped in their robes on their shoulders. The Israelites did as Moses had told them and asked the Egyptians for their silver and gold jewelry as well as their clothing. The Lord made sure that the Egyptians were kind to the people so that they let them have whatever they asked for. And so they robbed the Egyptians. Ex: 12:33-35
But I say to you that Tyre and Sidon will be better off on Judgment Day than you. And you, Capernaum, will you be honored by being raised up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the place of the dead. After all, if the miracles that were done among you had been done in Sodom, it would still be here today. But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom on the Judgment Day than it will be for you. Matthew 11:20-24
When you go into a house, say, Peace! If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if the house isn t worthy, take back your blessing. If anyone refuses to welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or city. I assure you that it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on Judgment Day than it will be for that city. Matthew 10:12-15
Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah in Luke 4 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to liberate the oppressed, and to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor. Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it. Isaiah 61:1-2
After Jesus finished presenting all his words among the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion had a servant who was very important to him, but the servant was ill and about to die. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Jesus to ask him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they earnestly pleaded with Jesus. He deserves to have you do this for him, they said. He loves our people and he built our synagogue for us. Luke 7:1-5
There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion in the Italian Company. He and his whole household were pious, Gentile God-worshippers. He gave generously to those in need among the Jewish people and prayed to God constantly. One day at nearly three o clock in the afternoon, he clearly saw an angel from God in a vision. The angel came to him and said, Cornelius!
Startled, he stared at the angel and replied, What is it, Lord? The angel said, Your prayers and your compassionate acts are like a memorial offering to God. Send messengers to Joppa at once and summon a certain Simon, the one known as Peter. Acts 10:1-5
