Page 17 - The Promise of Persecution

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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