How did Jesus respond to rejection?

If we look at his life, we find a blueprint for how God has empowered each of us to respond to rejection. After his hometown Nazareth turns him away, Jesus goes “out among the villages teaching” (Mark 6:6 ESV). When Judas betrays him, Jesus responds by saying, “Friend, do what you came to do” (Matthew 26:50a).

How does the Bible deal with rejection?

Don’t Let Rejection Take Hold Again When you’ve torn the “walls” of the fort down, don’t build it back up again. Catch yourself when you begin to “go melancholy.” Stop yourself if you pull away and isolate from others. Make every effort to forgive and to be the one who initiates love. Jesus knows.

How did Jesus get rejected?

According to Luke 9:51-56, when Jesus entered a Samaritan village, he was not welcomed, because he was going on to Jerusalem. (There was enmity between the Jews and their temple in Jerusalem and Samaritans and their temple on Mount Gerizim.)

Who in the Bible dealt with rejection?

Rejection in the Bible: 3 People Who Were Rejected

• Jesus Was Rejected. When those you care about you reject you, and you’re in pain over it, it’s easy to dismiss the fact that Jesus’s people rejected him, too.
• Joseph Was Rejected.
• Hagar Was Rejected.

What happens after rejection?

Of course, emotional pain is only one of the ways rejections impact our well-being. Rejections also damage our mood and our self-esteem, they elicit swells of anger and aggression, and they destabilize our need to “belong.” Unfortunately, the greatest damage rejection causes is usually self-inflicted.

What does it mean that Jesus faced rejection?

Scripture even says that Jesus “did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief” (v. 58). He knows what it’s like to lose the love and support of a community, to feel unwelcome in a place that was once home. Jesus faced rejection from people who once claimed to love him.

Was Jesus rejected by his own family?

Jesus’ own family rejected him as the Messiah. In his life among us, Jesus was a son, a brother, maybe even an uncle. He had human relationships that tore him up when love wasn’t returned, wasn’t wanted, wasn’t accepted. Jesus faced rejection from his community.

Does the gospel cover rejection?

The answer is yes. The gospel does cover rejection. Jesus did experience it…quite a bit of it, actually. That’s the beauty of the dual nature of our Savior. Being fully God, he chose to be brought low into the humanness of suffering. So every facet of Christ’s life on earth was touched by rejection.

What challenges did Jesus face in his life?

Jesus faced rejection from people who once claimed to love him. Christ, in his God-ness, predicted both Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s denial. He saw it coming. But his humanness still experienced the hurt. Jesus was “troubled in his spirit” as he foretold of Judas (John 13:21).