Title: Parable of this generation
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Parable of this generation Matthew 11:16-19
This generation that does not repent in dark times
The Lord plays the flute and does not dance
It is like weeping and not beating the heart.
1. The spiritually insensitive generation
This time is like the time of Noah.
A generation that does not listen to God's judgment prophecy.
Eating, drinking, marrying, getting married, immersed in the fleshly life
He mocks Noah for obeying the word.
2. A generation that does not beat their hearts even when they mourn
Send the prophet Jonah to the city of Nineveh to turn from sin and repent.
The people of Nineveh mourned and beat their breasts.
“God saw and changed his mind, so that no calamity would come.
(1) God is merciful to those who repent.
Isaiah 55:7 "Let the wicked return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them.
(2) The only way for us to be saved is to return to God.
Ezekiel 18:30 He will judge each one of you according to what you have done.
(3) God wants us to forgive our sins.
Isaiah 1:18 Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
(4) It is to grant the blessing of God's covenant.
Jeremiah 5:25 "Your sins have prevented the good from coming to you."
3. A generation that doesn't dance even when playing the flute
A metaphor for a generation that disobeys God's love and blessings
But when people hear the gospel, they have no sense.
Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this generation.
Let us discern what is the meaning of the perfect will."
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Having the courage to live as your heart and intuition lead
The voice of conscience, repent. Be humble. Be patient. The Holy Spirit wants you to do the work of saving souls.
People are disappointed discouraged - Humanistic beliefs fall.
For the faith of the saints of the last days, have spiritual eyes looking at the Lord.
Only Jesus on the cross is perfect.
Only the resurrected Jesus is perfect and eternal.
Revelation 22:12 Behold, I will repay each one according to what he has done.
Get the help of the Holy Spirit in this age and become a powerful evangelist.
We need a powerful evangelist who is possessed by the Holy Spirit.
You must be spiritually strong.
It is a spiritual warfare. only victory