Rejecting God's Message

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Rejecting God's message is a profound theme woven throughout Scripture, illustrating the grave consequences of turning away from divine truth. In Jeremiah 7:24, the Lord laments, 'Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts.' This rejection leads to spiritual blindness, as seen in Romans 1:21, where Paul explains that although they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks to Him, resulting in futile thinking and darkened hearts. The Bible warns that such inconsistency, as highlighted in the sermon 'Wicked Men Inconsistent With Themselves,' leads to a fractured relationship with the Creator. Jesus emphasizes the importance of heeding God's word in Matthew 7:24-27, where He describes the wise man who builds his house on the rock, illustrating that those who reject His teachings are like the foolish man who builds on sand. Ultimately, rejecting God's message not only affects one's spiritual state but also has broader implications for community and society, as seen in 2 Thessalonians 2:10, which speaks of those who perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Embracing God's message is essential for true wisdom and life.

Wicked Men Inconsistent With Themselves

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Jonathan Edwards preaches about the inconsistency of wicked men with themselves, highlighting how their rejection of God's messengers, like John the Baptist and Christ, reveals their inconsistency in objections and lifestyle choices. He emphasizes that their unbelief, doubts, and secret sins hinder

Jeremiah 7:24

“Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.”

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Romans 1:21

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.”

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Matthew 7:24

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

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2 Thessalonians 2:10

“and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.”

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Luke 6:47

“I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!””

John 13:17

“If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.”

1 Corinthians 3:10

“By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

Luke 11:28

“But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.””

James 2:17

“So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.”