Saturday, June 15, 2013

Everyone Who Lives For Christ Will Be Persecuted

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus
Will be persecuted,
While evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse
Deceiving and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:12-13)

But as for you, continue in what you have learned
And have become convinced of,
Because you know those from whom you learned it,
And how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures,
Which are able to make you wise for Salvation through Faith in Christ Jesus.

ALL Scripture is God breathed
And is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
So that the man [or woman] of God
May be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:14-17)

In the Presence of God and of Christ Jesus,
Who will judge the living and the dead,
And in view of His appearing and his Kingdom, I give you this charge:
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season;
Correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them
A great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

They will turn their ear away from the Truth and turn aside to myths.
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,
Do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering
And the time has come for my departure.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race,
I have kept the Faith.

Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness,
Which the Lord the righteous Judge, will award to me on That Day--
And not only to me, but also to ALL who have longed for His appearing.
(2 Timothy 4:1-8)

Everyone who lives for Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
If you are not persecuted you probably do not belong to Christ.
We live in a wicked world, ruled by Satan
And it is Satan's goal to disparage ALL who belong to Christ.

Those who do not belong to Christ are inherently Evil.
Especially those who have pointedly rejected the Christ of God,
Or those who pretend to belong to Christ but who's fruit proves they do not.
These people go from bad to worse deceiving and being deceived.
Today, the president of the US is in that category;
The many Apostate Christians are in that category.
ALL those who by their actions
Are against God, His Christ Jesus and His Word
And ALL who support such people.

The Word of God is God breathed; He is the Supernatural Author.
It is only love for God, His Christ Jesus and His Word that changes anyone.
If a person loves God he loves the Word of God.
Those who claim to be Christian and do not obey His Word are hypocrites.
No one will be Saved
Who does not love and obey God, His Christ Jesus and His Word.

We ALL live continually in the Presence of God.
Nothing we do or say or think is hidden from Him.
It is Christ Jesus Who will judge the living and the dead
From His perfect knowledge.
We ALL, who claim Christ must be able to
Correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
This is what it means to make disciples of ALL nations;
The Great Commission.

The apostle Paul saw the day we are living in,
The time when men will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them
A great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear

These hypocrites will turn their ear away from the Truth
And turn aside to myths.
But each one of us who claim Christ as Savior and Lord,
Must keep our heads in all situations, endure hardship,
Do the work of a representative of Christ
And discharge all the duties of our God given ministry of reconciliation.

Then, we will be able to say, along with the apostle Paul,
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race,
I have kept the Faith.

Then, we will be able to say, along with the apostle Paul,
Now there is in store for me the Crown of Righteousness,
Which the Lord the Righteous Judge, will award to me on That Day--
And not only to me, but also to ALL who have longed for His appearing.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!





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