Jesus did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith

 Matthew 13:47-58

Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.” And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

The fisherman's net. This describes the sorting out of good and bad at the end of time.

Why?

The final judgment will separate the good and evil ones, so like the good and bad fishes.

Bring out the new treasure as well as old, it means old figure and new truth. The figure is an image and truth is the reality in our life. Both are good to our faith in Christ.

The home town of Jesus could not trust in Jesus' teaching for they knew Jesus as their neighbor, so they dispised the good message and blessing from the Lord.

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不同的人對神的國有不同的反應！人應當如何正確看天國的價值。

正面反應的人被揀選，負面反應的人被丟棄。現在好像我們在選擇，未受末後是神在選擇。

文士對舊約律法很熟悉，所教導的不過是人的想法。如果文士不受教，講的都是舊的，如果文士受教，才能拿出新的。舊的常常是人為的，新的是真理，正確的律法詮釋。從神來的永遠是新的，人的東西一直變來變去。神的話語每次看都有新的認識，已經2000多年了，在這個時代還是新的，可以不斷成長，發現。聖經是最古老的，卻也一直是新的，領受不同。如老詩歌一百年了卻可以一直感動人，有神的同在。這就是文士從倉庫中拿出新東西來。人若不願意更新改變，就像耶穌家鄉的人用過去的經驗來看他，不願意接受改變，不願意接受新的，不願意接受耶穌是先知，願意接受耶穌是他們鄰居、木匠兒子，認為不可能是先知，無法接受這樣的感受，啟示受不了這樣子的衝擊。我們願意成長，願意改變就能夠成長更多，最後的結局是哀哭切齒了。

求神讓我們能夠改變成長，放下舊的，接受新所賜新的生命。

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How?

Do not dispised anyone for his background or his altitude. Be humble for all are under the authority of the Lord.