Christianity Today Magazine

Sunday, October 22, 2017

"Why does Jesus say to 'shake the dust off your feet'? "

""So when the disciples of Jesus shook dust off their feet, they were issuing a dire warning to the people who refused to accept the truth. The message was, in effect: 'If you sinners don't repent, you're going to be incinerated into ashes and dust, and we're going to trample on your ashes! So get with the program!' It's simply another way of saying this more direct warning that Jesus issued twice: 'Unless you repent, you too will all perish.'" (Luke 13:3,5 NIV)..."