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the marketplaces and calling out to others: ‘We played the flute for you, and
you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.” For John came
neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon. The Son of
Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Here is a glutton and a
drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.”
Bu t wi sdom i s pr ov ed
r i gh t by he r a c t i ons . ’ ”
“Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had
been performed, because they did not repent. ‘Woe to you, Korazin! Woe
to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been
performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you; it will be more bearable for Tyre and
Sidon on the Day of Judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you
be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles
that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have
remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom
on the Day of Judgment than for you.’”
“At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because
y ou hav e h i dden t he s e t h i ng s f r om t he wi s e and l earned , and
r e v ea l ed t hem t o l i t t l e ch i l dr en
. Yes, Father, for this was your good
pleasure. ‘All things have been committed to me by my Father.
No one
knows t he Son exc ep t t he Fa t he r , and no one knows t he Fa t he r exc ep t
t he Son and t ho s e t o whom t he Son choo s e s t o r e v ea l h im.’
‘Come to me,
all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.
Fo r my yoke i s eas y and my burden i s l i gh t
.’”
(Matthew 10:16-11:1-29)
We are Jesus’ future; we live in the here and now! We are engaged in the
affairs of life [some of us empowered by the Spirit of God], and we are
those to whom Jesus referred. We are those destined to complete the
prophetic messages. From observation of the past, we are certainly those
with a destiny and purpose. To that extent, there is no excuse for
misunderstanding within the traditions and theologies that hold people
bound. Therefore, it is wise to positively challenge, the basis of all theology,
in order to be certain all questions are answered and all mysteries revealed.
When mysteries remain, the whole truth concerning God’s Plan For Man is
veiled, but through a willful resurgence of past ideologies, the truth is once
again revealed. Time has allowed Jesus’ words concerning the relativity of
God to man to find a rightful place. The inheritance extended to mere man
