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Why do you think Jesus was rejected by his hometown?
Peter said Jesus was the Christ. People in Nazareth were unwilling to accept Jesus’ teachings because they looked at him as one of them, a commoner with whom they grew up with. Because of this He was not thought to be anyone special so he was not accepted by his hometown people.
What did Jesus say about his hometown?
Bible Gateway Mark 6 :: NIV. Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”
What did Jesus do when he was rejected?
After his hometown Nazareth turns him away, Jesus goes “out among the villages teaching” (Mark 6:6 ESV). After the Samaritans refuse to host them, Jesus rebukes the disciples who want vengeance and “they [go] on to another village” (Luke 9:56 ESV).
What is the name of Jesus home town?
Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city of Jerusalem, in the fertile limestone hill country of the Holy Land. Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the place where the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, now stands is where Jesus was born.
What does the Bible say about rejecting Jesus?
The Bible declares that Hell was never intended for man but for the devil and his demons (Matthew 25:41). Those who reject Christ choose to follow Satan, and they will follow him right into his ultimate destiny, in spite of all that God has done to save them from the fiery abyss.
What was the hometown of Mary and Joseph?
Both of the gospels which describe the nativity of Jesus agree that he was born in Bethlehem and then later moved with his family to live in Nazareth. The Gospel of Matthew describes how Joseph, Mary, and Jesus went to Egypt to escape from Herod the Great’s slaughter of the baby boys in Bethlehem.
Why was Jesus rejected by the people of Nazareth?
Give five reasons why Jesus was rejected by the people of his home town of Nazareth. 01. He annoyed the people by telling them that their forefathers rejected God’s prophets. Acts 7:52 [New International Version (NIV)] 52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute?
Where did Jesus grow up in his hometown?
Mark 6:1-6 gives us one example of this, in the town that Jesus grew up in, Nazareth. We think that if we had seen and heard Jesus, we would have believed in Him and followed Him. Maybe. The sad truth is that most who saw and heard Him rejected Him.
How did Jesus get out of the town?
They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.
Why did Jesus go to his home town of Nazareth?
He declared that he had come to fulfil Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the Messiah. 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him.