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 whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven."
38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes with the holy angels in his Father's glory."
12 Enduring, we with him shall reign.Who him denies,he will disclaim.
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 Jesus said to him,"Truly I tell you, this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny me three times."
70 But he denied it in front of them all, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."
1 Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.
22 Who is a liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? The person who denies the Father and the Son is the antichrist.
14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you,