Today’s study continues to look at the last beatitude: ‘Blessed are those who are persecutes because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. … ‘ (Matthew 5:10).
Selwyn puts forward one possible answer to the question, “why is it that believers who follow Christ and live a godly life find themselves being persecuted? … The inevitable result of bringing our lives into correspondence with the teaching of Christ is that they become a silent judgment on others. And, as men and women don’t like being judged, sometimes they kick back in persecution.” I also think that at times it’s Satan’s way of making life difficult for a believer in an attempt to persuade them to return to an ‘easy’ life of sin – do you agree?
The concluding remark for today (as follows) carries an important message – in that we will never be persecuted beyond what we can bear, even if it does result in death. “One pastor … tells the converts in his church, ‘The first thing you must get used to is the sight of your own blood – metaphorically speaking, of course.’ Are you experiencing some form of persecution at the moment because of your stand for righteousness? Then take heart; a limitless supply of grace is flowing towards you.”
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‘The sight of your own blood’
Today’s study continues to look at the last beatitude: ‘Blessed are those who are persecutes because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. … ‘ (Matthew 5:10).
Selwyn puts forward one possible answer to the question, “why is it that believers who follow Christ and live a godly life find themselves being persecuted? … The inevitable result of bringing our lives into correspondence with the teaching of Christ is that they become a silent judgment on others. And, as men and women don’t like being judged, sometimes they kick back in persecution.” I also think that at times it’s Satan’s way of making life difficult for a believer in an attempt to persuade them to return to an ‘easy’ life of sin – do you agree?
The concluding remark for today (as follows) carries an important message – in that we will never be persecuted beyond what we can bear, even if it does result in death. “One pastor … tells the converts in his church, ‘The first thing you must get used to is the sight of your own blood – metaphorically speaking, of course.’ Are you experiencing some form of persecution at the moment because of your stand for righteousness? Then take heart; a limitless supply of grace is flowing towards you.”
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