The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:11“Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”
If God is as real as He claims, if the Bible is true, if heaven is to be gained, then no temporary earthly trouble or persecution can dispossess the child of God of joy in the prospect of the eternal glory that lies ahead.
They persecuted Jesus, because He didn’t fit into their pattern. They will persecute the followers of Jesus for the same reason. If you are not under persecution, better take your spiritual pulse, something is probably wrong.
There is a great shaking in the true church today, only those who are truly sold out to Jesus will stand.
People possessing these qualities would naturally stand out in the crowd and would not be understood by others. Thus, they would be persecuted; others would speak evil of them (Mat. 5:11).
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