Negação de Cristo
Negar a Cristo é o ato mais grave que um ser humano pode cometer. Jesus advertiu: quem me negar diante dos homens, eu o negarei diante do meu Pai que está nos céus.
A advertência de Jesus
Jesus alertou sobre as consequências eternas de negá-lo. Quem se envergonha dele, dele o Filho do Homem se envergonhará quando vier em glória.
33 But whosoeuer shall denie me before me, him will I also denie before my Father which is in heauen.
38 For whosoeuer shall be ashamed of mee, and of my wordes among this adulterous and sinfull generation, of him shall the Sonne of man be ashamed also, when he commeth in the glorie of his Father with the holy Angels.
12 If we suffer, we shall also reigne together with him: if we denie him, he also will denie vs.
Exemplos e alertas
Pedro negou Jesus três vezes, mas foi restaurado. A Bíblia alerta contra falsos mestres que negam o Senhor que os resgatou.
34 Iesus sayde vnto him, Verely I say vnto thee, that this night, before the cocke crow, thou shalt denie me thrise.
70 But hee denied before them all, saying, I wote not what thou saiest.
1 Bvt there were false prophets also among the people, euen as there shalbe false teachers among you: which priuily shall bring in damnable heresies, euen denying the Lord, that hath bought them, and bring vpon themselues swift damnation.
22 Who is a liar, but he that denyeth that Iesus is that Christ? the same is that Antichrist that denyeth the Father and the Sonne.
14 But ye denied the Holy one and the Iust, and desired a murtherer to be giuen you,