As Jesus is the cornerstone upon which the Church is built, so are his teachings the unifying cornerstone of Christian doctrine.

Rejected

How do we handle resistance to our faith? When we tell people about Jesus, should we worry whether or not they are receptive? Rejection of the Christian faith is nothing new. The first disciples experienced it too. However, some people will be interested. Jesus' advice to his disciples in Matthew 10:11-15, when he first sent them out to tell others about the Gospel, was that some would reject them and their words. But, some would receive them gladly. For those who reject the message of Christ, Jesus simply said that they too would be rejected. Symbolically, the disciples shook the dust from their feet, a gesture that Jews practiced when returning from an unclean, gentile land. Rejecting God's message has grave consequences. Those who receive the envoys that Jesus sends and their message receive a blessing of peace.

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