#Repent or perish how to#

No – if I ’ m totally honest, I find Jesus to be downright disturbing in these verses. I am no longer allowed to sit contentedly with my pastel-colored, down-blanket version of Jesus that I turn to like a comfort food or a cathartic romantic comedy film when I need a pick-me-up. Reading Luke 12:49-13:9 gives me a very different picture of Jesus, however. When I think of Jesus, I think of the Jesus who said blessed are the peacekeepers, the meek and the lowly…Īnd the God to whom I direct my prayers is the God of Jeremiah 29: “‘ For I know the plans I have for you, ’ declares the Lord, ‘ plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

My favorite Bible verses, the ones to which I turn most frequently, are the ones that give me comfort in times of sadness, peace in times of anxiety and joy in times of sorrow. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good but if not, you can cut it down.’” Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”Ħ And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 59 I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny.”ġ3 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

#Repent or perish how to#

56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?ĥ7 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. 55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”ĥ4 He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 52 For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three.

49 “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.