Persecution: A Promise from Jesus
persecution is promised by Jesus. It refines our character and causes the good news of God’s love to spread by suffering for the lost
persecution is promised by Jesus. It refines our character and causes the good news of God’s love to spread by suffering for the lost
Mini-Message: How to respond with Love in times of Social Chaos. The Teaching: The Jewish Concept of Time is non-linear, made up of repeating types and patterns. The Gospels are not written in chronological order, but were written to show how Jesus is the fulfillment of types revealed in the Torah.
There is a Gospel of Prosperity is unbalanced when there is no recognition of the role of suffering in God’s plan for our lives. Even Jesus, though having never sinned, was made perfect through suffering. If he was perfected by suffering, can we expect any less for ourselves?