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Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."

Matthew 15:12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" 13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

You cannot go into any church today (or school for that matter) and teach the truth of God. They will kick you as fast as they can get their hands on you. People are offended by the truth. We are born into a ready made world, we have to fit in, we learn what is taught to us and generally accept it. Some find their own truth. But either way we just won't accept anything contrary to what we already know. People are very loyal to what they know to be true, regardless of what that is. It could be any religion, philosophy, science or mixture of them. Notice that God will "uproot" what He has not planted. Also, He said "Let them alone". He was not and is not trying to save the world at this time. He said his piece, they didn't accept it and he left them alone. Consider the following verse:

Matthew 15:22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed." 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us." 24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

If you read that account (and you should) you will see He did help her because she persisted in faith. Try not to be offended by what you read. It's not politically correct.

Mark 6:2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! 3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" And they were offended at Him.

Jesus kept the Sabbath? Hmmm. Imagine that. Further, you can plainly see that these church going people had never heard the things He was teaching them and were offended. Lastly, Jesus had 4 brothers and at least two sisters.