Tag: persecution
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For Jesus’ Sake
2 Samuel 9:1-3 “And David said, ‘Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? . . . ‘Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?’” One of the greatest proofs of the enmity of…
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Outside the Gate
Hebrews 13:12-13 “So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.” What separates Christians from the rest of the world? What makes them so different? Why have they been rejected and persecuted by so many, even…
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Out of Sight AND Out of Mind?
Hebrews 13:3 “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” I asked my adult Sunday School class the following question some time ago: “Do you love Christians whom you have never met?” I asked that question because when we…
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A Holy Zeal
Hebrews 12:14 “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” One of the things that has marked Christianity since the time of Christ is persecution. Of course, Jesus himself was horribly persecuted. Day after day, His opponents “were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him”…
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The “Rough” Answer
1 Samuel 20:10 “Then David said to Jonathan, ‘Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?’” I am so thankful for the wonderful saints whose writings have been preserved for us to read. One such man I thank God for is Charles Spurgeon. Spurgeon was born in England in 1834, where he lived…
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Opposing the Truth
Matthew 21:33-39 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. And the…
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Spiritual Rain and its Effects
Hebrews 6:7-8 “For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.” It is a perilous thing…
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The Upside-Down World
1 Samuel 2:9 “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness for not by might shall a man prevail.” In the end, everything will be made right. That should encourage the heart of anyone who is suffering unjustly today. This world is a place where…
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Priority Mail
Acts 15:30-31 “So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.” One of the things we should remember about so much of the Bible is that it was, for the most part,…
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The Easy Yoke?
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” How easily we can misinterpret the Scriptures if we fail…
To Encourage You 