Persecution
Christ suffered -- Ps 69:26; Joh 5:16. Christ voluntarily submitted to -- Isa 50:6. Christ was patient under -- Isa 53:7. Saints may expect -- Mr 10:30; Lu 21:12; Joh 15:20. Saints suffer, for the sake of God -- Jer 15:15. Of saints, is a persecution of Christ -- Zec 2:8; Ac 9:4,5. All that live godly in Christ, shall suffer -- 2Ti 3:12. Originates Ignorance of God and Christ. -- Joh 16:3. Hated to God and Christ. -- Joh 15:20,24. Hatred to the gospel. -- Mt 13:21. Pride. -- Ps 10:2. Mistaken zeal. -- Ac 13:50; 26:9-11. Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel -- Mt 26:52. Men by nature addicted to -- Ga 4:29. Preacher of the gospel subject to -- Ga 5:11. Is sometimes to death -- Ac 22:4. God forsakes not his saints under -- 2Co 4:9. God delivers out of -- Da 3:25,28; 2Co 1:10; 2Ti 3:11. Cannot separated from Christ -- Ro 8:35. Lawful means may be used to escape -- Mt 2:13; 10:23; 12:14,15. Saints suffering, should Commit themselves to God. -- 1Pe 4:19. Exhibit patience. -- 1Co 4:12. Rejoice. -- Mt 5:12; 1Pe 4:13. Glorify God. -- 1Pe 4:16. Pray for deliverance. -- Ps 7:1; 119:86. Pray for those who inflict. -- Mt 5:44. Return blessing for. -- Ro 12:14. The hope of future blessedness supports under -- 1Co 15:19,32; Heb 10:34,35. Blessedness of enduring, for Christ's sake -- Mt 5:10; Lu 6:22. Pray for those suffering -- 2Th 3:2. Hypocrites cannot endure -- Mt 4:17. False teachers shrink from -- Ga 6:12. The wicked Addicted to. -- Ps 10:2; 69:26. Active in. -- Ps 143:3; La 4:19. Encourage each other in. -- Ps 71:11. Rejoice in its success. -- Ps 13:4; Re 11:10. Punishment for. -- Ps 7:13; 2Th 1:6. Illustrated. -- Mt 21:33-39. Spirit of -- Exemplified Pharaoh &c. -- Ex 1:8-14. Saul. -- 1Sa 26:18. Jezebel. -- 1Ki 19:2. Zedekiah &c. -- Jer 38:4-6. Chaldeans. -- Da 3:8-30. Pharisees. -- Mt 12:14. Jews. -- Joh 5:16; 1Th 2:15. Herod. -- Ac 12:1. Gentiles. -- Ac 14:5. Paul. -- Php 3:6; 1Ti 1:13. Suffering of -- Exemplified Micaiah. -- 1Ki 22:27. David. -- Ps 119:161. Jeremiah. -- Jer 32:2. Daniel. -- Da 6:5-17. Peter &c. -- Ac 4:3. Apostles. -- Ac 5:18. The Prophets. -- Ac 7:52. The Church. -- Ac 8:1. Paul and Barnabas. -- Ac 13:50. Paul and Silas. -- Ac 16:23. Hebrews. -- Heb 10:33. Saints of old. -- Heb 11:36.