{"id":3929,"date":"2018-01-02T02:57:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T02:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=3929"},"modified":"2018-01-02T02:57:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T02:57:46","slug":"acceptance-and-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/02\/acceptance-and-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance and rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. – Genesis 4:5<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God accepted Abel’s offering but rejected Cain’s.<\/p>\n

Eve accepted the Serpent’s recommendation but rejected God’s commandment.<\/p>\n

Adam accepted the fruit he received from his wife and rejected the responsibility he’d been entrusted by God.<\/p>\n

Abraham accepted the call to be a nomad in the promised land, and rejected the comfort and familiarity of his homeland.<\/p>\n

Blind Bartimaeus accepted the call of Jesus and rejected – cast aside – the coat he relied on for protection.<\/p>\n

(He also accepted the word from Jesus and rejected the condition of being blind.)<\/p>\n

The woman with the issue of blood accepted that she would be healed if she just touched “the hem of His garment”, and rejected the restrictions and limitations placed on her because of being unclean.<\/p>\n

Acceptance and rejection.<\/p>\n

Many people are offering you things.<\/p>\n

What are you been accepting and what are you rejecting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. – Genesis 4:5 God accepted Abel’s offering but rejected Cain’s. Eve accepted the Serpent’s recommendation but rejected God’s commandment. Adam accepted the fruit he received from his wife and rejected the responsibility he’d been entrusted … <\/p>\n

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