Persecution
Persecution
Christ suffered - Ps 69:26; Joh 5:16
Christ voluntarily submitted to - Isa 50:6
Christ was patient under - Isa 53:7
Saints may expect - Mr 10:30; Lu 21:12; Joh 15:20
Saints suffer, for the sake of God - Jer 15:15
Of saints, is a persecution of Christ - Zec 2:8; Ac 9:4,5
All that live godly in Christ, shall suffer - 2Ti 3:12
ORIGINATES
Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel - Mt 26:52
Men by nature addicted to - Ga 4:29
Preacher of the gospel subject to - Ga 5:11
Is sometimes to death - Ac 22:4
God forsakes not his saints under - 2Co 4:9
God delivers out of - Da 3:25,28; 2Co 1:10; 2Ti 3:11
Cannot separated from Christ - Ro 8:35
Lawful means may be used to escape - Mt 2:13; 10:23; 12:14,15
SAINTS SUFFERING, SHOULD
- Commit themselves to God
- 1Pe 4:19 - Exhibit patience
- 1Co 4:12 - Rejoice
- Mt 5:12; 1Pe 4:13 - Glorify God
- 1Pe 4:16 - Pray for deliverance
- Ps 7:1; 119:86 - Pray for those who inflict
- Mt 5:44 - Return blessing for
- Ro 12:14
The hope of future blessedness supports under - 1Co 15:19,32; Heb 10:34,35
Blessedness of enduring, for Christ's sake - Mt 5:10; Lu 6:22
Pray for those suffering - 2Th 3:2
Hypocrites cannot endure - Mt 4:17
False teachers shrink from - Ga 6:12
THE WICKED
Spirit of-Exemplified
Suffering of-Exemplified