Ten examples of how the world did not recognize and did not receive Jesus Christ

1. Did not see Him as the Messiah
2. Ridiculed Him
3. Accused Him of sinful behavior
4. Accused Him of crimes He did not commit
5. Stated He had a devil
6. Saw His good deeds as evil
7. Tried to stone Him
8. Stated He was merely John the Carpenter’s son
9. Thought He was born in Nazareth
10. Crucified Him

Truth, Acceptance and Rejection

Four truths can we see in reading I John 3:1 and John 1:10-11:

1. If born again Christians are rejected, they are rejected because the rejecters do not know Jesus Christ
   
2. Whosoever accepts Jesus Christ will recognize fellow believers
   
3. We are sons of God just as Jesus Christ is
   
4. We are loved greatly by God, so much so that He calls us Sons