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When Jesus said these things, He was not saying this specifically to Gentiles, but to those who did not repent and believe in the message of Christ; this is most evident in Acts where the apostles receive some Gentiles but shake the dust against others who didn't repent. He was in effect saying...

I would like to add...when Jesus and the disciples were shaking the dust off from their feet, this was a practice Jews would commonly do in the presence of Gentiles to show their separateness. When Jesus did this, he was in effect saying he and the disciples were eternally separated from the...

this is matthew 10

umm...no, that's exactly my point...I'm trying to say the world is using the word toxic, and they are replacing the word sin with toxic. I am trying to say the word toxic is not scriptural; only that the way most people use the word toxic is what the Bible calls sin. Also, please explain how it...

^^This is probably the one I'm most apt to change my mind on--this is the only one where in fact, the obnoxious person may not be sinning. But I would also argue there is a good chance of idolatry of man as well. So this is the only one where I may be inclined to say toxic doesn't necessarily...

Ok, so, here are the issues: I would assume, the most likely definition for what we're discussing is #3. Malicious - of evil intent. Seems pretty sinful to me. As such; when I say toxic, I mean in the context that it is most often used, and in the definitions that other members here have...

It's not an accusation if the facts are laid bare to see. You said the phrase "You can lead a horse to water" can be found in Matthew 10. Not only is it not there..there is absolutely nothing even close to that sentiment there. What I said it wasn't there; rather than admit you were wrong; you...

my definition is going by the example people have been giving me -abuse -drug dealer -annoying (some say energy draining) -to some extent, unbelievers/non-Christians, also those who continue sinning knowing their sin (aka unrepentance) -personality issues This is not my definition, this is what...

As for Matthew 7 - about swine/pigs: here is the verse: “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that...

Yes, I have been listening. I had a guy tell me that the proverb of leading a horse to water is found in Matthew 10, which was a lie, and then found a verse in Proverbs that mentioned a horse being prepared for battle and said they were the same--they are not. All along I have maintained the...

The problem here is that your example of "toxic" behavior is a sinful behavior, in the physical abuse. So, the woman would be justified in leaving. As mentioned before, there indeed are sins that warrant fleeing the situation--sexual immorality, divisiveness, unrepentance; and I would say...

If you, as a Christian, are cutting people off due to personality, than that is intentional creating of division, which the Bible calls sin, and says you are self-condemned

I would like to add--for those who say that toxic is simply someone who "drains you of your life and energy," this is literally what happened to Jesus for the entirety of his ministry; and I mean literally. He was literally drained of his lifeblood, his oxygen exhausted, his body tortured in...

Ok, where do I begin here. Firstly, this passage is in Proverbs, not Matthew. Secondly, they mean 2 completely different things. The horse to water thing is about how you can teach someone something all day long but in the end it's on them to actually apply it. There probably is some element...

ANNNNDDD if you haven't had an honest dicussion with that person about their what's bothering you, that would be on you. And if you have, and they refuse to change, thats what we call unrepentance; which brings us back to sin. More often than not, the issues that arise in toxic situations...

My argument here is simply that all people are toxic, if sinful and toxic are equatable. Certainly, there are some sins, or toxic behaviors that do warrant a cutoff, such as unrepentance, sexual immorality, and others the Bible mentions; but my issue is that toxic people tend to not think they...

There is no such phrase in Matthew 10; nor anywhere else in the Bible that I'm aware of. There are quite a few subjects in Matthew 10, but leading a horse to water is not one of them; though if you can provide actual Scripture I will stand corrected.

toxic as in sinful? yes...that's actually my main point of this post. and yes, it is sinful to reject God. Though, I suppose one could argue that because Jesus was there, God's presence was there, and therefore a holy atmosphere despite those sinful towns rejecting Him; but still, the holy...

Context is everything. In this text this references Jesus sharing the Gospel to multiple cities, and he says that if they reject the message, dust off your feet. But this particular passage is not instruction to boundary other Christians, but rather, keep preaching to other place if one place...

id say its not a biblical statement....