Shall Suffer Persecution
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12
So it will be with all who will live godly in Christ Jesus. Persecution and reproach await all who are imbued with the Spirit of Christ. The character of the persecution changes with the times, but the principle--the spirit that underlies it--is the same that has slain the chosen of the Lord ever since the days of Abel.
In all ages Satan has persecuted the people of God. He has tortured them and put them to death, but in dying they became conquerors. They bore witness to the power of One mightier than Satan. Wicked men may torture and kill the body, but they cannot touch the life that is hid with Christ in God. They can incarcerate men and women in prison walls, but they cannot bind the spirit.
Through trial and persecution the glory--the character--of God is revealed in His chosen ones. The believers in Christ, hated and persecuted by the world, are educated and disciplined in the school of Christ. On earth they walk in narrow paths; they are purified in the furnace of affliction. (The Acts of the Apostles, 576)
Reflection: Why is it that many churches are having the opposite effect? So many churches today seem to be more of an entertainment center. When we take our stand and choose to glorify the Lord by living Godly lives, then make no mistake, we will suffer persecution.
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12
So it will be with all who will live godly in Christ Jesus. Persecution and reproach await all who are imbued with the Spirit of Christ. The character of the persecution changes with the times, but the principle--the spirit that underlies it--is the same that has slain the chosen of the Lord ever since the days of Abel.
In all ages Satan has persecuted the people of God. He has tortured them and put them to death, but in dying they became conquerors. They bore witness to the power of One mightier than Satan. Wicked men may torture and kill the body, but they cannot touch the life that is hid with Christ in God. They can incarcerate men and women in prison walls, but they cannot bind the spirit.
Through trial and persecution the glory--the character--of God is revealed in His chosen ones. The believers in Christ, hated and persecuted by the world, are educated and disciplined in the school of Christ. On earth they walk in narrow paths; they are purified in the furnace of affliction. (The Acts of the Apostles, 576)
Reflection: Why is it that many churches are having the opposite effect? So many churches today seem to be more of an entertainment center. When we take our stand and choose to glorify the Lord by living Godly lives, then make no mistake, we will suffer persecution.
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