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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
- Ignorance of God and Christ- Joh 16:3
- Hated to God and Christ- Joh 15:20,24
- Hatred to the gospel- Mt 13:21
- Pride- Ps 10:2
- Mistaken zeal- Ac 13:50; 26:9-11
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
- Addicted to- Ps 10:2; 69:26
- Active in- Ps 143:3; La 4:19
- Encourage each other in- Ps 71:11
- Rejoice in its success- Ps 13:4; Re 11:10
- Punishment for- Ps 7:13; 2Th 1:6
- Illustrated- Mt 21:33-39
Spirit of-Exemplified
- Pharaoh &c- Ex 1:8-14
- Saul- 1Sa 26:18
- Jezebel- 1Ki 19:2
- Zedekiah &c- Jer 38:4-6
- Chaldeans- Da 3:8-30
- Pharisees- Mt 12:14
- Jews- Joh 5:16; 1Th 2:15
- Herod- Ac 12:1
- Gentiles- Ac 14:5
- Paul- Php 3:6; 1Ti 1:13
Suffering of-Exemplified
- Micaiah- 1Ki 22:27
- David- Ps 119:161
- Jeremiah- Jer 32:2
- Daniel- Da 6:5-17
- Peter &c- Ac 4:3
- Apostles- Ac 5:18
- The Prophets- Ac 7:52
- The Church- Ac 8:1
- Paul and Barnabas- Ac 13:50
- Paul and Silas- Ac 16:23
- Hebrews- Heb 10:33
- Saints of old- Heb 11:36 Next Topic (Perseverance)