They will hate you!

They will hate you!
Text:1 john 3:13,matthew 10:22-23; 24:9
I begin this message by the words of brother John,the apostle in 1 john 3:13,which says marvel not,my brethren if the world hate you.
What does it mean to hate,to hate means to dislike somebody or something intensely or to have a strong distaste for something.
The world will hate you if your truly follow Jesus christ,Jesus himself knew this and he warned his disciples to be ready for this,they had to endure to the end of this persecution,matthew 10:22-23.24:9
It is not a surprise that the god of the world hates the God of the christians,this tells you how great this hatred would be.
Christians are not hated for the religion but for the person they follow Jesus christ who is the center of controversy. nations of the world that do not know Jesus will hate the witnesses of Jesus Christ and will do all within its power to afflict and kill the christians just for the name of Jesus preached, Matthew 24:9-10.
Many christians don’t know how lucky they are to practice their christianity in areas where there is no persecution and there is liberty in the Land; for instance,in the eastern part of the world,northern states of nigeria,christians are hated and persecuted daily for their faith,where governments close down churches.
If you truly follow Jesus Christ and you are a faithful christian,then don’t be surprised when they hate you in your schools,campuses,place of work,family all because you follow Jesus christ,pray for the strength to endure till the end. luke 21:17.
They will hate you when you don’t lie like they lie,when you don’t steal like they steal,when you don’t fornicate like they fornicate,when you don’t commit adultery like they do,when you don’t gossip like they gossip,most especially when you preach the gospel to everyone around you; that is why when you compromise or backslide,the world will welcome you back into its fold and friendship,beware so you don’t be discouraged.
Our Lord Jesus christ gives us detailed account in John 15:18-25. We see another clue to this hatred; the world hated Jesus Christ before it hated you,this makes it clear why the world hate you for Jesus’s name sake.
They persecuted Jesus when he was on earth for no just cause,he was persecuted for healing a man on the sabbath,he was persecuted for raising the lame to walk by the pharisees and sadducees of his time for no just cause,no reason.
If the world knew the true God,Jehovah,and the one he sent Jesus christ then they won’t hate you.
If we won’t be selfish christians then let raise our voices to pray for those persecuted and hated for the name sake of Jesus christ and let’s pray that the Lord convert the nations to know him and surrender to Jesus christ.
They will hate you because of your word,you speak the words of hope in christ Jesus,the world does not know such words because it is not of this world. John 17:14.
In the book of Jeremiah,we see that jeremiah was hated and persecuted for his words and they hated him for following yahweh without compromising. Jeremiah 18:18;20:2,33:1.
Many of the prophets of old were hated by their own people and nations of the world,so its not only present in the New testament only.
If you want to follow Jesus and you don’t want the world to hate you then you will be a lukewarm christian that is neither hot nor cold and that’s what the world wants like the laodicean church; revelations 3:14-16.
James 4:4 makes us know that friendship with the world is enmity with God,so if you are a friend of the world then you shall be an enemy of God.
Believers in Christ Jesus,don’t lower your standards when the world hates you because God has not lowered his standard.
Believers in Christ Jesus,don’t be lukewarm and reduce the intensity of your holiness messages because the world hates you.
Brethren in christ Jesus,don’t change your godly principles,doctrines,dress-sense because the world hates you.
Brethren in Christ Jesus don’t retaliate or avenge yourself when you are hated for Jesus Christ’s namesake by the world. Vengeance belongs to God,instead love them that hate you. (hebrews 10:30;romans 12:19) Jesus is Lord and Saviour
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