But because they have no roots, they last only a short time. When trouble or suffering comes because of the message, they quickly fall away from the faith.
The people who are trying to get you to be circumcised want others to be impressed with them. They don’t want to suffer for saying that we have to depend entirely on the cross of Christ.
If a person believes in Christ Jesus, it doesn’t matter whether they’re circumcised or not. The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love.
Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, you’re not looking for me because you saw the signs I did. You’re looking for me because you ate as much bread as you wanted.
The seed on rocky ground stands for those who hear the message and receive it with joy, but who have no roots. They believe for a while, but when they are tested, they fall away from the faith.
But because they have no roots, they last only a short time. When trouble or suffering comes because of the message, they quickly fall away from the faith.
Jesus told them, “You’re all going to abandon me this very night. It’s written that the Lord said, “ ‘I will strike the shepherd down, and then the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
And they couldn’t believe in Jesus because they were stuck on these questions. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own town and in his own home.”
‘I know that even though you live where Satan has his throne, you’re still faithful to me. You didn’t give up your faith even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.