This is the glory and miracle of grace, that God, through the Holy Spirit, is able to transform a stubborn, rebellious, and unbelieving will into a passionate, obedient, believing will without violating the integrity of the individual or diminishing the voluntary nature of one’s decision to trust Christ for salvation.
Sam Storms

REVILING AND REPROACHING

REVILING AND REPROACHING

REVILING AND REPROACHING

  1. Forbidden # 1Pe 3:9
  2. Of rulers specially forbidden # Ex 22:28 Ac 23:4,5
  3. THE WICKED UTTER, AGAINST 3a) God

    # Ps 74:22 79:12

3b) God, by opposing the poor # Pr 14:31 3c) Christ # Mt 27:39 Lu 7:34 3d) Saints # Ps 102:8 Zep 2:8 3e) Rulers # 2Pe 2:10,11 Jude 1:8,9 4) Of Christ, predicted # Ps 69:9 Ro 15:3 Ps 89:51 5) The conduct of Christ under # 1Pe 2:23 6) SAINTS 6a) Endure # 1Ti 4:10 Heb 10:33 6b) Endure for God’s sake # Ps 69:7 6c) Endure for Christ’s sake # Lu 6:22 6d) Should expect # Mt 10:25 6e) Should not fear # Isa 51:7 6f) Sometimes depressed by # Ps 42:10,11 44:16 69:20 6g) May take pleasure in # 2Co 12:10 6h) Supported under # 2Co 12:10 6i) Trust in God under # Ps 57:3 119:42 6j) Pray under # 2Ki 19:4,16 Ps 89:50 6k) Return blessings for # 1Co 4:12 1Pe 3:9 7) Ministers should not fear # Eze 2:6 8) Happiness of enduring, for Christ’s sake # 1Pe 4:14 9) Blessedness of enduring, for Christ’s sake # Mt 5:11 Lu 6:22 10) Excludes from heaven # 1Co 6:10 11) Punishment for # Zep 2:8,9 Mt 5:22 12) Exemplified 12a) Joseph’s brethren # Ge 37:19 12b) Goliath # 1Sa 17:43 12c) Michal # 2Sa 6:20 12d) Shimei # 2Sa 16:7,8 12e) Sennacherib # Isa 37:17,23,24 12f) Moabites and Ammonites # Zep 2:8 12g) Pharisees # Mt 12:24 12h) Jews # Mt 27:39,40 Joh 8:48 12i) Malefactor # Lu 23:39 12j) Athenian philosophers # Ac 17:18