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 8a) Ignorance of God and Christ
# Joh 16:3
8b) Hated to God and Christ # Joh 15:20,24 8c) Hatred to the gospel # Mt 13:21 8d) Pride # Ps 10:2 8e) Mistaken zeal # Ac 13:50 26:9-11 9) Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel # Mt 26:52 10) Men by nature addicted to # Ga 4:29 11) Preacher of the gospel subject to # Ga 5:11 12) Is sometimes to death # Ac 22:4 13) God forsakes not his saints under # 2Co 4:9 14) God delivers out of # Da 3:25,28 2Co 1:10 2Ti 3:11 15) Cannot separated from Christ # Ro 8:35 16) Lawful means may be used to escape # Mt 2:13 10:23 12:14,15 17) SAINTS SUFFERING, SHOULD 17a) Commit themselves to God # 1Pe 4:19 17b) Exhibit patience # 1Co 4:12 17c) Rejoice # Mt 5:12 1Pe 4:13 17d) Glorify God # 1Pe 4:16 17e) Pray for deliverance # Ps 7:1 119:86 17f) Pray for those who inflict # Mt 5:44 17g) Return blessing for # Ro 12:14 18) The hope of future blessedness supports under # 1Co 15:19,32 Heb 10:34,35 19) Blessedness of enduring, for Christ’s sake # Mt 5:10 Lu 6:22 20) Pray for those suffering # 2Th 3:2 21) Hypocrites cannot endure # Mt 4:17 22) False teachers shrink from # Ga 6:12 23) THE WICKED 23a) Addicted to # Ps 10:2 69:26 23b) Active in # Ps 143:3 La 4:19 23c) Encourage each other in # Ps 71:11 23d) Rejoice in its success # Ps 13:4 Re 11:10 23e) Punishment for # Ps 7:13 2Th 1:6 23f) Illustrated # Mt 21:33-39 24) Spirit of-Exemplified 24a) Pharaoh &c # Ex 1:8-14 24b) Saul # 1Sa 26:18 24c) Jezebel # 1Ki 19:2 24d) Zedekiah &c # Jer 38:4-6 24e) Chaldeans # Da 3:8-30 24f) Pharisees # Mt 12:14 24g) Jews # Joh 5:16 1Th 2:15 24h) Herod # Ac 12:1 24i) Gentiles # Ac 14:5 24j) Paul # Php 3:6 1Ti 1:13 25) Suffering of-Exemplified 25a) Micaiah # 1Ki 22:27 25b) David # Ps 119:161 25c) Jeremiah # Jer 32:2 25d) Daniel # Da 6:5-17 25e) Peter &c # Ac 4:3 25f) Apostles # Ac 5:18 25g) The Prophets # Ac 7:52 25h) The Church # Ac 8:1 25i) Paul and Barnabas # Ac 13:50 25j) Paul and Silas # Ac 16:23 25k) Hebrews # Heb 10:33 25l) Saints of old # Heb 11:36