04/30/21 COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

04/30/21 COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

God has told us that Christians will be persecuted. We see believers around the world suffering and even dying for their faith, Yet somehow, Americans think they will not suffer or be persecuted as Christians. They erroneously believe that they are exempt. They have a false hope in a false doctrine, but one day they will hear God say to them, "Depart from me you workers of iniquity, I never new you."

They have somehow confused The Old Ship of Zion (the Church) with the Ship of State (Humanism). They work hard at fitting the doomed vessel and trusting in the useless political, social, educational, economic life boats and hoping that their torn and water logged PDF (life jackets) will save them from the terror that is coming.

Being a Christian will not save you from trial, oppression, suffering, persecution, martyrdom, but it will save you from sin and Divine judgment. There are untold blessings that attend salvation, but the real hope of a believer is eternal life.

THOSE WHO LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY WILL BE PERSECUTED
2 Timothy 3:10-17
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME, TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.