Monday, October 27, 2014

Persecution - the texts





1 Corinthians 12.26  (about suffering with others in the Body)
2 Timothy 3.12 (about who can expect to be persecuted)
2 Timothy 3.10,11 (about assurance that the Lord rescues us from all persecutions)
Matthew 7.22 (about those who thought they could follow Jesus without living a godly life)
Ephesians 6.10-20 (about the powers of darkness that we take a stand against)
2 Corinthians 12.9,10 (about Christ’s power experienced out of our weakness)
1 Peter 4.12-19 (about suffering for being Christ-like – not for being a nuisance!)
Mark 4.5. (about persecution testing the depth of our roots into Christ)
Matthew 5.10-12 (about the promise of blessing through persecution)
John 15.18-27 (about the way the world regards us when we choose to follow Christ)
Romans 12.8 (about living at peace with others – not seeking persecution)
1 Peter 3.13-17 (about not being ashamed to speak up about Jesus)
Jeremiah 29.5-7 (about seeking the good of the unbelievers we live amongst)
Matthew 5.43-48 (about loving and praying for your enemies)
Matthew 4.38-42 (about rejecting retaliation)
Acts 16 (about the arise of persecution and its total defeat in Philippi)
Daniel 3.19-25 (about the ‘4th man’ in the heat of persecution)

Romans 8.35-39 (about the certain promise that persecution can’t separate us from the love of God in Christ)

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