Bible Question: where is it in the bible, that if we turn jesus away it will hurt him? is it in the bible anywhere, if so where is it? i mean what chapterand what verse. |
Bible Answer: Hi heavenbound! There's no such Scripture passage... does that mean that no matter what we do we do not hurt God by our actions? Consider the following Scripture passages: Matthew 23:37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. John 11 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34"Where have you laid him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied. 35Jesus wept. 36Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" Ephesians 4 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. If we combine these three Scriptural passages we are able to determine that: a) God's Love for us knows no bound--as He is constantly seeking to keep us safe in Him. b) The Word was made flesh and experience the same feelings that we do! God is not a stranger to sadness nor sorrow: Jesus wept not for Lazarus but for humanity since He knew that raising Lazarus from the dead would not compel us to repent and stay obedient to God. c) We are able to, whether consciously or unconsciously, grieve (hurt, upset, sadden, afflict...) the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of God! There are two signs that demonstrate how intricate God's relationship with us truly is: Matthew 10:30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. It is not reasonable to believe that since God is concerned with every aspect of our existence, our rebelliousness can only cause Him hurt? Clearly, Jesus did not weep for Lazarus--He had no intention of letting him stay dead! Jesus wept because He was drawn into the pain of Lazarus' sisters and He knew (as He revealed in another passage) that even if someone from the dead were to rise, humanity would still experience doubt and disbelief! Jesus never wept for Himself (John 16:32)... He wept for the Israel of the flesh (Abraham's blood offspring) and for the Israel of the Spirit (John 1:12-13). Does Scripture state, ad verbum, that if we turn Jesus away it will hurt Him? No! I suggest to you this: Since there's no Scripture that states that God is devoid of feelings and that He is indifferent to human rejection, could we not reason that our rejection of Him causes Him pain, grief, affliction? God Bless! Angel |
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