"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
Persecuted means "pursued, hunted, run down… because of / for a reason"
John 15:18-21 - "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.
What does it mean (to me) if the world loves me?
2 Timothy 3:10-12 (NASB) "Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose,
faith, patience, love, perseverance, persecutions, and sufferings, ... what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted."
I Pet 3:14-17 - ???
If we pursue / desire Christ, the result will be persecution. Is this true? Do you have any experience in this? Any thoughts?
The world HATED him.
We think a bumper sticker or a cute “Christian” song will make them LOVE him now?
So, what are we to do?
2 Cor. 5:15 - And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
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