"I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day, yet they did not listen to me, or pay attention, but they stiffened their necks." Jeremiah 7:25,26 (NRSV)
".....they have stiffened their necks, refusing to hear my words." Jeremiah 19:15 (NRSV)
This describes the reaction of Israel's spiritual leaders when God sent His prophets to them.
And this is confirmed by Jesus.
"'For you built the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.'" Luke 11:47 (NRSV)
So do not blame God when we are indoctrinated with false teachings.
Religious leaders have long preferred fear to love.
[Scripture quotation (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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