Page 21 - Enemies Within Our Household

So in verses 1 through 15, Jesus sends the

disciples out and He says to expect rejection.

He says some will receive you but many will

not. In verses 16 through 23, He says clearly

here to expect persecution, even down to

family members. And then in verses 24 and 25,

as we just read, He's saying that, for Christ's

sake, men will hate them, but in verses 26

through 31, Jesus tells them over and over not

to fear men but to fear God and trust God.

Now, notice verses 32 and 33. Jesus said,

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before

men, him will I confess also before my Father

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which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny

me before men, him will I also deny before my

Father which is in heaven.” Now, this statement

is given to us many times in the Scripture. It's

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