Quotes about Rejection
His discipline, therefore, is never the result of his rejection, but the fruit of his acceptance.
— Paul David Tripp
DECEMBER 25 Jesus was despised and rejected in the here and now so that you would have the Father's love and acceptance forever.
— Paul David Tripp
The thought that any fallen human being would be able to perform his or her way into acceptance with God has to be the most insane of all delusions.
— Paul David Tripp
The people that Love You LOVE YOU---and the people that Don't Never Will.
— Perry Stone
As Luke's story unfolds, Jesus continues to undermine expectations involving political power and Jewish identity. In his first public appearance, in a synagogue service, he claims to be the messiah, which creates quite a buzz of support—until he tells them that he will bless Gentiles and be rejected by his own kinsmen. The crowd responds by trying to throw Jesus off a cliff. Israel's messiah isn't supposed to say things like this.
— Peter Enns
but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
— Genesis 4:5
“Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”
— Genesis 26:27
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
— Genesis 37:8
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
— Genesis 49:6
“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
— Exodus 10:28
Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
— Leviticus 18:25
and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,
— Leviticus 26:15