Sunday, December 16, 2012

"Marvel Not, My Brethren, If The World Hates You."

It is a part of the cross!

Let it be a settled principle in our
minds, that the true Christian must
always enter the kingdom of GOD

"through much tribulation"
(Acts 14:22).

If we are faithful and decided
servants of CHRIST--
the world will certainly hate us,
as it hated our MASTER.
In one way or another,
true grace will always be
persecuted.

No consistency of conduct,
however faultless; no kindness
and amiability of character,
however striking--
will exempt a believer
from the world's dislike,
so long as he lives.

It is foolish to be surprised 
at this. It is mere waste of
time to murmur at it. It is 
a part of the cross, and 
we must bear it patiently. 
The children of Cain will hate 
the children of Abel, as long 
as the earth continues.

"Marvel not, my brethren," says John, 
"if the world hates you." 

"If you were of the world," 
says our LORD, 
"the world would love its own; 
but because you are not 
of the world, but I have 
chosen you out of the world--
therefore the world hates you!" 
(1 John 3:13; John 15:18-19)

This world is not our home!
Our best things are yet to come!

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GraceGems has published Timothy Shay Arthur's insightful 8 page story for parents
"Two Systems of Child Training".

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