Most people, and I do mean most, will not come to terms with the truth contained in the Bible and often times the truth angers them.
Matt 7:6 "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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The Bible says when we share the pearls of wisdom coming from a holy GOD many will totally reject this wisdom and then turn and attack you. How unfortunate is this occurrence, it is unmeasurable in it's offense because it dishonors a Holy GOD. It must be painful to GOD to watch His highest creation mankind, turn on Him and attack HIM. It was very painful for Jesus to announce His ministry in the synagogue as recorded in Luke 4:18 and then to have HIS people attempt to throw HIM off a cliff . Read this account of the rejection of Jesus referenced below from the infallible Holy Bible:
Luke 4:16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
Luke 4:17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
Luke 4:18 "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME,
BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR.
HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES,
AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND,
TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
Luke 4:19 TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD."
Luke 4:20 And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
Luke 4:21 And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
We would expect this announcement by Jesus would be recieved by cheers and praises to GOD. The Messiah had arrived our salvation has come Yet this is not the case Jesus's announcement was met with rage anger and would be violence had He not escaped.
Luke 4:28 And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;
Luke 4:29 and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.
Luke 4:30 But passing through their midst, He went His way
Sharing spiritual truths come with risks. While you are thinking you are doing something wonderful by sharing the life saving , eternity granting WORDS of life contained in th Holy Bible, others will trample the Word under their feet.
Jesus suffered mightily because not only did He tell the truth but He is the truth. I remember in my early days of ministry I was part of a street witnessing team from my church. We received many threats when we would share the Gospel in spiritually dark places in the city like the havens for drug use and prostitution and other illicit activities. But not only in the dark places but also in places that we expect to be beacons of light. Yes churches who are more like social clubs and when you expose their hypocrisy they indeed become angry and they let you know you are not welcomed in their church. And the claim that it is their church reveals the problem. The Church is the property of Jesus Christ alone He purchased it , paid in full by His blood.
Jesus is instructing us not to cast our pearls before swine and not to give what is Holy to the dogs Jesus says the consequences of sharing that which is Holy to unworthy people will result in an attack!!!The world at large has it's own morality and code of behavior. Speaking against homosexuality angers people, saying fornication is sin gets people angry , and saying that Jesus is the ONLY way to GOD gets people angry.
We are not to use the shot gun approach to Christianity just spray everyone with the Gospel and perhaps something might stick. Jesus did NOT do that , He was very purposeful in ministry. There were multitudes of people around the LORD, Jesus would not openly and plainly share His pearls of wisdom with everyone because they were not worthy to receive such a precious and valuable gift.
Matt 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
Matt 13:11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted
GOD is Holy people, and He just does not share HIMSELF with everybody, another truth that will be met, in many cases, with anger!!
Matt 13:15 FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL,
WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR,
AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES,
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES,
HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,
AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN,
AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'
The Bible just described the dogs and swine of this world who are not worthy to receive the wisdom of the Kingdom of GOD.
But this Bible verse describes you my brother and sister:
Matt 13:16 "But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear
