The Falsely Accused
Matthew 5:11 – Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Persecution meted on the followers of Christ is of two types: those that the hand can do and those that the tongue can do. The hand persecution is felt physically on the bodies of the Christian while the tongue persecution is felt emotionally in the heart and soul of the Christian. Verse 10 is about the hand persecution while this verse is about the tongue persecution.
Hand persecution entails all outward acts of violence while the tongue entails calumny, slander and others. Many Christians have been burn alive, some were killed and others. The tongue persecution might not kill the body but will kill the spirit of such a Christian. His character will be dragged on the mud. This was the kind of persecution that Joseph faced from the Potiphar’s wife – Genesis 39:7-20.
Beloved, just as Christ and the early Christians were reviled and reproached, so we will also be – 1 Peter 2:23, 1 Corinthians 4:12 and Philippians 1:29. Note that the blessings in the persecution – hitting and reviling; for righteousness sake will not be if we so deserved to be persecuted. The persecution is not because we want them or because we deserve them but because of our faith.
I pray that we as Christians will continuously count persecution as joy thereby never giving in to it, Amen. May all the Christians that are persecuted for righteousness sake be comforted by God. Those in the Asian world and Arab countries may God do wonders for you all. May God turn all persecutors of Christianity to promoters of Christianity; just as He turned Saul to Paul, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Matthew 5:11 – Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Persecution meted on the followers of Christ is of two types: those that the hand can do and those that the tongue can do. The hand persecution is felt physically on the bodies of the Christian while the tongue persecution is felt emotionally in the heart and soul of the Christian. Verse 10 is about the hand persecution while this verse is about the tongue persecution.
Hand persecution entails all outward acts of violence while the tongue entails calumny, slander and others. Many Christians have been burn alive, some were killed and others. The tongue persecution might not kill the body but will kill the spirit of such a Christian. His character will be dragged on the mud. This was the kind of persecution that Joseph faced from the Potiphar’s wife – Genesis 39:7-20.
Beloved, just as Christ and the early Christians were reviled and reproached, so we will also be – 1 Peter 2:23, 1 Corinthians 4:12 and Philippians 1:29. Note that the blessings in the persecution – hitting and reviling; for righteousness sake will not be if we so deserved to be persecuted. The persecution is not because we want them or because we deserve them but because of our faith.
I pray that we as Christians will continuously count persecution as joy thereby never giving in to it, Amen. May all the Christians that are persecuted for righteousness sake be comforted by God. Those in the Asian world and Arab countries may God do wonders for you all. May God turn all persecutors of Christianity to promoters of Christianity; just as He turned Saul to Paul, in Jesus Name, Amen.
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