Many are rejecting Jesus Christ.
They reject him by sinning and not keeping His commandments.
They reject him by not praying and worshiping God as requested in first three commandments.
They reject Him by rejecting the food and drink He gives us for our salvation(in the Eucharist). Read John Chapter 6.
They reject Him by following false prophets and false teachers.
They reject His Catholic Church and follow heretics.
They reject Him by rejecting Baptism.
They reject His Sacraments.
They reject Him with sexual sins and prideful behavior.
They reject Him by having a false faith without works and love and not truly returning His love.
They reject Him by making false claims against His Truth.
They reject Him because their opinion is greater than God’s Truth.
Still trolling devotional threads I see.
Why are you doing this?
You mean the 10 Commandments God gave to Israel??? Of course we can't keep those...That's why Jesus died...HE kept those Commandments for us because we couldn't...He became the Sacrifice for us...
But as far as the commandments Jesus gave to the world after his chosen people rejected him for the sinning world to become his church, you know, love God with all your heart; love your neighbor as you love yourself; believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved; those are things we CAN do...
They reject him by not praying and worshiping God as requested in first three commandments.
Huh??? What about the other nine???
They reject Him by rejecting the food and drink He gives us for our salvation(in the Eucharist). Read John Chapter 6
Your Catholic Eucharist is for your salvation??? What, some of you have to get saved every day??? You eat meat to get saved???
Mar 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
And conversely, what ever goes into your stomach can not make a man holy or saved either...And why???
Mar 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
What makes a man saved and holy is what goes into his heart, not his stomach...Born again Christians know that...
Indeed, including exalting their Mary as being an almost almighty demigoddess as a women who never sinned, and was a perpetual virgin despite being married (contrary to the normal description of marriage, as in leaving and sexually cleaving: Gn. 2:24; cf. Ruth 3:9) and who would be bodily assumed to Heaven (despite lack of evidence) and exalted (officially or with implicit sanction) as, • an almost almighty demigoddess to whom "Jesus owes His Precious Blood" to, • whose [Mary] merits we are saved by, • who "had to suffer, as He did, all the consequences of sin," • and was bodily assumed into Heaven, which is a fact (unsubstantiated in Scripture or even early Tradition) because the Roman church says it is, and "was elevated to a certain affinity with the Heavenly Father," • and whose power now "is all but unlimited," • for indeed she "seems to have the same power as God," • "surpassing in power all the angels and saints in Heaven," • so that "the Holy Spirit acts only by the Most Blessed Virgin, his Spouse." • and that “sometimes salvation is quicker if we remember Mary's name then if we invoked the name of the Lord Jesus," • for indeed saints have "but one advocate," and that is Mary, who "alone art truly loving and solicitous for our salvation," • Moreover, "there is no grace which Mary cannot dispose of as her own, which is not given to her for this purpose," • and who has "authority over the angels and the blessed in heaven," • including "assigning to saints the thrones made vacant by the apostate angels," • whom the good angels "unceasingly call out to," greeting her "countless times each day with 'Hail, Mary,' while prostrating themselves before her, begging her as a favour to honour them with one of her requests," • and who (obviously) cannot "be honored to excess," • and who is (obviously) the glory of Catholic people, whose "honor and dignity surpass the whole of creation." Sources and more. They reject Him by rejecting the food and drink He gives us for our salvation(in the Eucharist). Read John Chapter 6. Which is isolationist eisegesis while NOWHERE in Scripture is spiritual life obtained by literally physically eating anything, much less by NT priests feeding them, but rather than souls obtaining life in them by taking part in the Lord supper ("except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you," and note, you have some verse numbers wrong)) that is never taught as a means of obtaining spiritual life. Instead, (once again) it is be believing the gospels that souls are saved, (Acts 15:7-9; Eph. 1:13) and nourished (1Tim. 4:6) and built up (Acts 20:32) by the hearing of it. Thus the preaching of the word, which is called "milk" (1Cor. 3:2; 1Pt. 1:22) and "meat" (Heb. 5:12,14) to feed the flock (Acts 20:28) is the primary active function of pastors. (2Tim. 4:2) Again, in John and rest of the Scripture spiritual life is never obtained by literally physically eating anything, nor spiritual nourished by the same, but by believing the gospel and being strengthen in faith by the word of God, and thus living it out. Consistent with this, it is the word of God that is referred to as "milk" (1Cor. 3:2; 1Pt. 1:22) and "meat," (Heb. 5:12,14) and is said to nourish souls, (1Tim. 4:6) and build them up, (Acts 20:32) and thus the primary active function of pastors is to preach the word, (2Tim. 4:2) which is how they "feed the flock." (Acts 20:28; 1Pt. 5:2) They reject Him by following false prophets and false teachers. Which is what Catholics are shown to be following, since distinctive Catholic teachings are not manifest in the only wholly inspired substantive authoritative record of what the NT church believed (which is Scripture, in particular Acts through Revelation, which best shows how the NT church understood the gospels). They reject His Catholic Church and follow heretics. Rather, besides the EO's which also lay claim to being The one true Catholic Church but with whom you have irreconcilable (o(1,000 years) conflicts with, your church is that which is heretical, in contrast to the NT church of Scripture, which you cannot lay claim to being. And thus must rely upon the novel and unScriptural premise of ensured perpetual magisterial infallibility as per Rome (and basically in primary cults). For Rome has presumed to infallibly declare she is and will be perpetually infallible whenever she speaks in accordance with her infallibly defined (scope and subject-based) formula, which renders her declaration that she is infallible, to be infallible, as well as all else she accordingly declares. They reject Him by rejecting Baptism. Rather, evangelicals such as Baptists believe in baptism, but not as effecting regeneration by the act itself (ex opere operato), but as expressing the heart-purifying regenerating faith which is imputed for righteousness, and thus enabled one to increasingly become in heart and practice what he is positionally, thus that is the order of the exhortation. (Col. 3) They reject His Sacraments. Wrong again, for "His Sacraments" are not all those which Catholic espouses, which instead means of conveying grace (which obedience results in) include Biblical conversion and Baptism, the laying on of hands in healing (Mark 16:18) and ministering the Holy Spirit (Galatians 3:5) and ordination, (1 Timothy 4:14) and anointing of the sick, (James 5:14.15) and the Lord's supper. (1 Co. 11,12) And most Catholics manifestly do not experience Biblical conversion, never having come to God as sinners convicted of their damned condition and morally destitute of any means by which they can be saved from Hell and obtain Heaven, and thus believe on the risen Lord Jesus whose saves them by His sinless sherd blood, but instead, while professing belief in the facts of Christ death and resurrection, they trust that the Catholic church and her rituals and merits (their own) will save them. They reject Him with sexual sins and prideful behavior. Actually, those whom Rome manifestly considers members in life and in death include: 40% Roman Catholics vs. 41% Non-R.C. see abortion as "morally acceptable"; Sex between unmarried couples: 67% vs. 57%; Baby out of wedlock: 61% vs. 52%; Homosexual relations: 54% vs. 45%; Gambling: 72% vs. 59% http://www.gallup.com/poll/117154/Catholics-Similar-Mainstream-Abortion-Stem-Cells.aspx
Committed Roman Catholics (church attendance weekly or almost) versus Non-R.C. faithful church goers (see the below as as morally acceptable): Abortion: 24% of R.C. vs. 19% Non-R.C.; Sex between unmarried couples: 53% vs. 30%; Baby out of wedlock: 48% vs. 29%; Homosexual relations: 44% vs. 21%; Gambling: 67% vs. 40%; Divorce: 63 vs. 46% ^
Comparing 16 moral behaviors, Catholics were less likely to say mean things about people behind their back, and tending to engage in recycling more. However, they were also twice as likely to view pornographic content on the Internet, and were more prone to use profanity, to gamble, and to buy lottery tickets. ^
In a survey asking whether one approves or rejects or overall sees little consequence (skeptical) to society regarding seven trends on the family (More: unmarried couples raising children; gay and lesbian couples raising children; single women having children without a male partner to help raise them; people living together without getting married; mothers of young children working outside the home; people of different races marrying each other; and more women not ever having children), 42% of all Protestants were “Rejecters” of the modern trend, 35% were Skeptics, and 23% were “Approvers.” Among Catholics, 27% were Rejecters, 34% were Approvers, and 39% were Skeptics. (Among non religious, 10% were Rejecters, 48% were Approvers, and 42% were Skeptics.) Pew forum, The Public Renders a Split Verdict On Changes in Family Structure, February 16, 2011 http://pewsocialtrends.org/2011/02/16/the-public-renders-a-split-verdict-on-changes-in-family-structure/#prc_jump
50 percent of Protestants affirmed gambling was a sin, versus 15 percent of Catholics; that getting drunk was a sin: 63 percent of Protestants, 28 percent of Catholics; gossip: 70 percent to 45 percent: homosexual activity or sex: 72 percent to 42 percent. Ellison Research, March 11, 2008 http://ellisonresearch.com/releases/20080311.htm http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080312/study-behaviors-americans-consider-sinful.htm
Combined aggregate results from 9 surveys conducted from 2001 through 2004 show 71% of Protestants (68% of regular church goers) and 66% of Catholics (59% of regular Catholic church-goers) support capital punishment. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/gallup-poll-who-supports-death-penalty
73 percent of Catholics rejected Catholic teaching artificial methods of birth control. Catholic World Report; 1997 survey of 1,000 Catholic Americans by Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut
They reject Him by having a false faith without works and love and not truly returning His love.
Actually, while Catholics profess to believe in works and criticize evangelicals as marginalizing them, yet based upon their testimony,
Thirty percent of Protestants listed God as their most important connection (relationship) versus 9% of Catholics. Barna, 2008 http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/44-americans-identify-their-most-important-relationships
Political conservatives were almost three times as likely as political liberals to identify God as their most important relationship (33% vs. 12%, respectively). ^
About 56 percent of Evangelicals currently say they're strongly affiliated with their religion, while only 35 percent of Catholics say the same, and 4% lower than mainline Protestants (devoutness of Mainline Protestants [distinct from evangelicals] fell to roughly 30 percent in the late 1970s to late 1980s before gradually climbing to 39 percent in 2010) https://www.barna.com/research/protestants-catholics-and-mormons-reflect-diverse-levels-of-religious-activity
Bible Reading: the highest was 75%, by those going to a Pentecostal/Foursquare church who reported they had read the Bible during the past week (besides at church), while the lowest was among Catholics at 23% ^
Volunteer church work (during past 7 days): Assemblies of God were highest at 30%, with the lowest going to Catholics at 12%. ^
Donating Money (during the last month): Church of Christ churches were the highest at 29%, with Catholics being the lowest at 12% ^
American evangelicals gave four times as much money, per person, to churches as did all other church donors in 2001. 88 percent of evangelicals and 73 percent of all Protestants donated to churches. John Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, The State of Church Giving through 2004: Will We Will? 16th ed. (Champaign, Ill.: Empty Tomb, 2006),12. http://www.generousgiving.org/stats#
Data from a variety of researchers indicates that Catholics give one-third to one-half the portion of income that Protestants give. http://www.emptytomb.org/cathgiv.html
A Catholic survey reports that 4 percent of US Catholics described themselves as “very” involved in parish or religious activities other than attending Mass, and 11% as “somewhat involved, and 64% as “not involved at all.” Among weekly (or more) attendees (approx 22% of adult Catholics), 13% were very” involved, 29% “somewhat involved and 25% not involved at all.” http://cara.georgetown.edu/CARAServices/FRStats/devotionpractice.pdf
59% of Catholics (and 80% of weekly attendees) reported they had a statue or picture of Mary on display in their home, but 48% never pray the rosary.
By denomination, 61% of the those associated with an Assemblies of God church said they had shared their faith at least once during the past year, as did 61% of those who attend a Pentecostal/Foursquare church, and ending 14% among Episcopalians and just 10% among Roman Catholics. http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/54
25% of Evangelical Christians and 20% of other Protestants and 7% of Catholics said the read the Bible on a daily basis. 44% of Catholics said they rarely or never read the Bible, along with only 7% of Evangelical Christians and 13% of other Protestants. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/december_2008/catholics_protestants_practice_faith_in_different_ways
They reject Him by making false claims against His Truth.
Which is the testimony of Catholicism when what it asserts is God's Truth is not what the NT church of Scripture is shown to believe, and which includes the the novel and unScriptural premise of ensured perpetual magisterial infallibility, which is what the veracity of her distinctive teachings rest upon.
They reject Him because their opinion is greater than God’s Truth.
Meaning in the case of the distinctive teachings of Catholicism they reject the God of Scripture and the NT church thereof because their opinion is considered to be God’s Truth.
Golly; I wonder why...?