Persecution

Salted with Fire

It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, where “ the worms that eat them do not die, and the fire is not quenched.” Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again…

That We Might Not Stumble

These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.

John 16:1

The intent of Christ in His teachings in John 15 was that we might not stumble in our hearts toward Him, that we might not become ensnared in…

Our Challenges in the Church Age, Part 2

Do not fear any of those things you are about to suffer … Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 2:10

Hated for Him

Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

Matthew 24:9

Christians can be annoying. I readily admit that. I have heard enough condescending arrogance to come out of the mouths of…

Blessed Are the Persecuted

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:10

This beatitude is given both as a consolation for persecution and as a direction for our priorities in life. We read…

The One God Exalts

The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Psalm 118:22–23

God has often raised up a despised individual to high place in a foreign kingdom. He did this among the pagan…

Being Kind to the Unkind

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:2–3

When Persecution Comes

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:10

In the Beatitudes Christ delivered a continuous theme of releasing everything that ties us to this world, to its way of…

Leaving the Future in God’s Hands

But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Luke 21:14–15

Faithful Endurance

Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

John 16:2–3