Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Rejection by God
The call of God » Most reject
So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.
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divine Call » Heal persecution of » Refused
and sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast; and they refused to come.
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and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.
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But with respect to Israel, he says: All day long have I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contradicting people.
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Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of wisdom
Counsel » Rejected
Despisement » The reward for despising wisdom
Evil » Who shall not have evil upon them
Fear » Who shall not be afraid
Fear » Those that do not fear the lord
Fear of God » Guilty
You believe that there is one God; you do well: the demons also believe, and tremble.
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Finding » Who shall not find wisdom
God » Mysteries of » Rejected
Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.
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but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God in regard to themselves, by not being immersed by him.
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God's Call » Examples of Leadership » Refused by men
and sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast; and they refused to come.
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and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.
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But with respect to Israel, he says: All day long have I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contradicting people.
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God's Call » The comes of God's word » Divine pleadings
Therefore, we act as ambassadors for Christ, as though God entreated through us; we beseech in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God:
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent to thee, how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.
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But with respect to Israel, he says: All day long have I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contradicting people.
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Hate » The reward for hating knowledge
Hearing » Those that hear wisdom
Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.
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For which reason God delivered them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, that they might dishonor their bodies among themselves;
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For this reason, God delivered them over to vile passions: for their females exchanged their natural use for that which is against nature:
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Then he said to his vine-dresser, Behold, for three years I have come and sought fruit on this fig-tree, and I have found none; cut it down; why does it occupy the ground unprofitably?
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And as they refused to acknowledge God, God delivered them up to an undiscerning mind, to do detestable things;
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Impenitence » Warnings against
Then he began to reprove the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
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Judgments » Are sent, as punishment for » Despising the warnings of God
King » Demanded by israel
Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.
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but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God in regard to themselves, by not being immersed by him.
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Knowledge » The reward for hating knowledge
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused. read more.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come. And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said to his servant, Go out into the roads, and among the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be full. For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come. And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said to his servant, Go out into the roads, and among the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be full. For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.
He said, there fore: A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Engage in trade till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. read more.
And it came to pass, that, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each had gained by trading. And the first came and said: Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds. And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities. And the second came and said: Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. And he said to him also: And be you over five cities. And another came and said: Lord, behold your pound, which I have kept laid away in a napkin. For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man; you take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow. Then he said to him: Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. And why then did you not put my money into the bank, that, when I came, I could have collected it with inter est? And he said to those who stood by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has ten pounds. And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds. For I say to you, To every one that has, it shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away. But those who are my enemies, who were not willing that I should rule over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
And it came to pass, that, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each had gained by trading. And the first came and said: Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds. And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities. And the second came and said: Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. And he said to him also: And be you over five cities. And another came and said: Lord, behold your pound, which I have kept laid away in a napkin. For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man; you take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow. Then he said to him: Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. And why then did you not put my money into the bank, that, when I came, I could have collected it with inter est? And he said to those who stood by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has ten pounds. And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds. For I say to you, To every one that has, it shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away. But those who are my enemies, who were not willing that I should rule over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Then he began to reprove the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. Alas for thee, Chorazin! alas for thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been clone in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sack cloth and ashes. But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgment, than for you. read more.
And thou, Capernaum, that hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades. For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day. But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee.
And thou, Capernaum, that hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades. For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day. But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee.
And that servant who knew his lord's will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
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And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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For this reason, behold, I send you prophets and wise men and scribes; and some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; that upon you may come all the righteous blood which has been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just to the blood of Zachariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation. read more.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent to thee, how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused. Behold, your house is left to you deserted.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent to thee, how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused. Behold, your house is left to you deserted.
When once the master of the house has risen, and closed the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open for us, and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence you are; then, you will begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. And he shall say, I tell you, I know you not, whence you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. read more.
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but your selves cast out.
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but your selves cast out.
Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » Responsibility according to
Then he began to reprove the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
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And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.
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And that servant who knew his lord's will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
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Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Reject the call of God
Punishment » Delayed
Rejected » Christ » God
Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.
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but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God in regard to themselves, by not being immersed by him.
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Rejection » Of Christ » Of God
Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.
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but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God in regard to themselves, by not being immersed by him.
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Repentance » Exhortation to
and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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