Beatitudes #8 & 9- The Persecuted, Part 1 (TMF:414)

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitudes #8 & 9- The Persecuted, Part 1 (TMF:414) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, for the final two Beatitudes: ““Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness 'sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” You see, Jesus guarantees his true followers that they will experience persecution in some way, shape, or form in their lives. If you’re a Christian and you never experience persecution, even here in the United States, then there is something wrong. You will definitely face persecution because if you are living a life of truth and speaking truth, there are going to people you come across who don’t agree with you, who think it’s just your opinion among many opinions. And some of these people who don’t like what you have to say, or what you stand for, will persecute you. Now, they may just say something against you, or joke about you, or they may even treat us abusively, whether emotionally or physically. People of the past persecuted the Jewish people and Christian people in their times, and it will be no different for us in this life both now and in the future.