Page 17 - The Promise of Persecution
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In John chapter 17, verses 14 through 16,
Jesus says, “I have given them thy word; and
the world hath hated them, because they
are not of the world, even as I am not of the
world. I pray not that thou shouldest take
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them out of the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from the evil. They
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are not of the world, even as I am not of the
world.” Then in verse 25 we see this mentioned
again. Jesus says, “O righteous Father, the
world hath not known thee: but I have
known thee, and these have known that
thou hast sent me.” As I said, Christians are
the most persecuted religious group in the
world. And it's not that we look for
persecution; it's just a fact that it will come,
and it comes because of our identification
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