Overcoming Suffering: When Persecuted
We have been exploring the subject of suffering. What does the Bible say about suffering? What causes suffering? How can we be overcomers in the midst of suffering?
Let's first look at another reason for why we suffer and that is persecution for professing faith in Jesus Christ. Plain and simple, we will suffer because we love Jesus.
Jesus told us in John 15:20 that persecution would happen to those who follow him. If we saw him experience suffering, we should expect it can also happen to us. The pupil is not greater than the teacher.
Jesus made some audacious claims. He claimed to be the…
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