BIBLE STUDY: MATTHEW 11:20 -Why Bother?

At first I read:

MATTHEW 11:20 KING JAMES VERSION
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

Needing clarification I read:

MATTHEW 11:20 THE VOICE
Then Jesus began to preach about the towns He’d visited. He’d performed some of His most fantastic miracles in places like Chorazin and Bethsaida, but still the people in those places hadn’t turned to God.

And I thought: “Ooooooooh!”   Jesus was there, people saw Him and knew what he was capable of, despite His supernatural abilities they chose not to follow Him. And then I decided to expand a bit on this idea I had.

Let’s expand on that verse a bit more and confirm my thinking process:

MATTHEW 11:20 THE EXPANDED BIBLE
Then Jesus began to ·criticize [denounce; reproach] the cities where he did ·most [so many] of his ·miracles [powerful deeds], because the people did not ·change their lives and stop sinning [repent].

I don’t believe Yeshua was surprised that the people did not change their lives; yet, He ministered to them anyway. Jesus gave those people visible signs that He was the Messiah  and they did not change. Is it any different today?

ROMANS 1:19-21 THE EXPANDED BIBLE
God ·shows [reveals] his ·anger [wrath; retribution] because ·some knowledge of [what can be known about] him has been made ·clear [plain; evident] to them. Yes, God has ·shown himself [revealed/disclosed it] to them. For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and ·all the things that make him God [his divine nature]—have been clearly ·seen [perceived], understood through what God has made. So people have no excuse.  They knew God, but they did not give glory to God or thank him. Their thinking became ·useless [futile; pointless]. Their ·foolish [ignorant; uncomprehending] ·minds [L- hearts] were ·filled with darkness [darkened].

It does not matter what you believe or do not believe YHWH has revealed Himself to you. People today reject the truth and try to prove the truth is a lie.

2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-11 NEW KING JAMES VERSION
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

If Scripture teaches that people are going to reject the truth: Why bother will telling people the truth? Because we must save that one.

                                                                       written by Marsha L F Randolph

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