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| The First Word of the Gospel |
Why did Jesus denounce three small town in Galilee (Matthew 11:16-30)? Were they like Tyre, Sidon or Sodom, ancient cities with bad reputations like Las Vegas, Amsterdam and Bankok? Apparently not. They were insignificant and not one of the ancient world’s major sin spots. There was no temple prostitution, reputation for debauchery or ritual child sacrifice. That had occurred in other places and at other times. Jesus even said that if those ancient sin cities had witnessed Jesus’ miracles, they would have repented. There we have the crux of the problem. While so many Christians focus on morality and social justice issues, Jesus pointed out a far worse problem, unwillingness to repent. Capernaum, Chorazin and Bethsaida had the privilege of encountering Jesus and refused to repent. Everyone of us will some day encounter Jesus. What will we then do?
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