He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive him. —John 1:10-11
Jesus was a
. Jesus was
.
Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved praise from men more than praise from God. —John 12:42-43
They don’t like the
of God so they reject the
of God.
Jesus wasn’t the kind of
they were expecting.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. —1 Peter 1:6-7
are often
for the amazing work God wants to do in your life.
For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. —John 3:16
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. —John 3:17