How To Deal With People Who Resented You Because Of Your Faith In Christ
Author Dr. James. A McBean. D.Th., MCC
Copyright © 2012 Library of Congress Washington.D.C.20559
Publisher: Revival Tract Ministries Inc
The purpose of this article: Speaking to men-unborn! I had been writing for ages, and have no special person in mind!
Publisher: Revival Tract Ministries Inc
The purpose of this article: Speaking to men-unborn! I had been writing for ages, and have no special person in mind!
M any Christians do not understand that Jesus wants them to live for him and not die for him, he already died for you, you do not need to die for him, but to live for him. Jesus also wants you to prosper, and live valuable and meaning full lives. Jesus does not want you to live and work in torment that is not his will for any of his people, as you will see later on in this article. Unknowing to many Christians godly living for Jesus always comes along with persecution of some kind. There are soft persecutions, hard persecution, and extreme persecution, which call: “Persecution and afflictions” Soft persecutions, is when others cold-shoulder you, excluded you out of everything, and speak evil of you. Soft persecution is mainly wicked things, which Christian do to Christian. For example: certain churches sometime invite me to give a sermon, but they already have somebody else on the rostrum, that they are already going to make give the sermon. They give me the impression that I will be giving the sermons, since they already asks me to, and give the congregation the same feeling, then switch at the last moment. This is done to embarrass me. However, I feel sorry for them but not embarrassed because I was tipped off, as to their intention.
These would not burn down my house, and would feel sorry if my house got burnt down. Given time and opportunity, I could even win over these, if their actions come about by misinformation and misunderstanding. However, if it is envy at work, it will get worse; continually, based on your progress. You can win this person over with kindness, as time goes by. As I said before “Given Time and Opportunity.”
Acts 7:10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Dealing With Extreme Persecutions:
2 Tim. 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivered him out of them all.
Persecution You Should Flee:
Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another--:
You the Christians must assess the situation and know if the persecuted reaches the level where you need to stop enduring it and fleeing it. For example, if you are living in Muslims control countries, you should have a place where you can flee with your family if worst come to worst.
Afflictions You Endure:
2 Tim. 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 2 Tim. 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
You Do Not Need To Apologize For Your Faith In Jesus:
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
These verses are not indicating that you must give yourself over to be a punching bag, and a beating stick to those who are afraid of the name of Jesus. Christ haters and Christian’s haters will hide the hate, behind some trumped up charges, but the real lump of the matter why they do not like you is your stand for Jesus.
Dealing With Defamers:
Do not condescend to such person, and do not stay under their authority voluntarily. If this person or persons are your employers: You should arrive on time and do your work, and above all, keep out of their face, and jump ship whenever another ship comes along. If these people are your pastors, or somebody in authority in the church, you need to excuse yourself and seek leadership other places, because these wishes your demise. You do not want to be in a place where you as a child of God have no future of elevation. You do not want to be in any place where you are going to be treated lest than your credential and worth. Do not hang around people who are going to side step and over step you. Side stepping and overstepping is designed to keep you from showing your spiritual gifts. If people cannot see your gift, or know that you have gift, you will never put in positions to stir up those gifts. Anywhere you are going to suffer belittlement, or bodily and emotional harm; do not go.
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Acts 4:12 (KJV)Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Romans 5:6 (KJV) For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:7 (KJV) For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. Romans 5:8 (KJV) But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:9 (KJV) Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Romans 5:10 (KJV) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Romans 5:11 (KJV) And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Matthew 6:33-AV But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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