Matthew 12:22-50; Mark 3:20-35; Luke 11:14-36; 8:19-21
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Matthew 12:30; Luke 11:23
In Matthew, Jesus makes this statement just before saying that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, that next verse (Mt. 12:31) starting off, “Therefore, …” I am not going to get into what exactly constitutes blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, but I mention it to indicate how deadly serious these words of Jesus are. Elsewhere, Jesus flips this statement over and says, “[T]he one who is not against us is for us.” (Mark 9:40; cf. Luke 9:50)
Taken together, these statements of Jesus eliminate any middle-ground, fence-riding position. One is either for Jesus or against Him. There is no neutral.
So what will it be for you today?
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