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NASB | Matthew 5:10 ¶ "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:10 ¶ "Blessed [comforted by inner peace and God's love] are those who are persecuted for doing that which is morally right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever]. |
Bible Question:
My husband and i are christians and have 3 kids.My in-laws are not. We have been witnessing to them for 3 years now and so does other family members that are christians. they continue to persecute us with hurtful ways. My husband and I forgive with a contrite heart and handed them completely over to jesus but we dread to be in their presents and avoid it. Is that wrong as a christian? Keeping in mind that they seem to pull us down quicker than we can pick them up. I have heard before and was told by a pastor if your being brought down and hurt or even angered beware that now YOUR sinning against god and YOU are the christian and witness, so avoid them until you can deal with it again. bacause I have to as a christian stand right before god. So my question is where in the bible does it say something along these matters. I'm sure I have heard Dr. Charles Stanley speak about it in the bible. I've been looking for it but have no luck. Please help me thanks linda |
Bible Answer: our salvation, I am sorry to hear this... Jesus said that persecution for His sake was inevitable. He encourages us to take heart in the persecution - He even calls the persecuted one “blessed” and tells us to “rejoice and be exceedingly glad for your reward in heaven is great” - Matthew 5:10-12. The Old Testament prophets were persecuted, reviled, tortured, killed and in one case sawn in half (Hebrews 11:37). All the Apostles (except John) were killed for preaching Christ. Tradition says that Peter insisted on being crucified upside down because he said he was unworthy to die in the same manner as his Lord. Yet he wrote in his first letter “If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you” - (1 Peter 4:14) The Apostle Paul was jailed, beaten and stoned numerous times for preaching Christ, but he considered his sufferings not even worth mentioning compared to the glory he knew awaited him (see Romans 8). The cost seems high, I know. But there are earthly rewards as well as heavenly ones: Jesus has promised to be with us always, even to the end of the age(Matthew 28:20) He will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5) He knows our pain and suffering (1 Peter 2:21) His love for us knows no end, and He will never test us beyond our ability to withstand it and will always provide a way out from under it (1 Corinthians 10:13) |
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