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Re: Jonah Was a Jerk!
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Originally Posted by Tithesmeister
Jonah believed the Nenevites were not worthy of God’s mercy. I have studied this and I don’t have a source but, the way I understand it the Ninevites were incredibly mean, cruel people. The comparison would be similar to the Isis of today. Jonah did NOT want to be any part of their salvation. God scolded him for caring more for the gourd plant that had shaded him, when it withered and died than he did for the 120,000 people and the cattle.
Do we sometimes feel like some people are not worthy of salvation, while others are “too good to be lost “?
I used to have thoughts like this, but this story convicted me of believing this way.
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The Ninevites were funded by the CIA?
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