As God continued talking to the priests in Malachi 2:1-9, he rebuked them for failing in their two duties: offering sacrifices and teaching. If they refused to change their ways, God threatened them with extinction. Although they lasted another 500 years, they eventually disappeared and became obsolete, once the perfect high priest offered the perfect sacrifice.
Although Christians may suffer much, and many things are against us, we will end up being hyper-victorious in Christ.
While forgiving is always costly, those who have been forgiven can and must forgive others in turn.
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
