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Introduction
What an exciting month of May we have in store.
May 8th, Next week is Mother’s Day with Baby Dedications
May 15th, Baptisms with 4 scheduled.
It was reported on March 22nd of 2022 that a North Korean Underground Church was found and all its members killed.
The United States of America was founded on the principles of free speech and practice of Religion.
The Promise of Persecution
The Cause of Persecution
Every culture, society, person, and business has a particular way of doing things.
These ways are defined and clarified through laws or unwritten actions, but everyone has a “modus operandi” (method of operation).
Every new corporation must have articles of incorporation and bylaws that will govern that organization.
This documentation becomes legal, determining the way the company will run.
As the world becomes smaller through technology, there is becoming a clearly defined way of the world, sometimes referred to as human rights or a one-world order.
The Bible describes rulers of this world and the principalities of darkness determining this way.
The way of the world is contrary to the way of God.
When these two ways collide, conflict arises.
The only resolution of the two ways is to oppress or annihilate one so the other can move forward.
We enjoy religious freedoms in the U.S. that allow us to follow the way of the Lord even if it is in contrast to the society around us.
But, I think it’s clear to everyone that culture is challenging these freedoms, if not dissolving them, being determined as a threat to the better way of society.
The Way of the Lord
The Way of Humanity
Dealing with Persecution
The nature of dealing with the conflict is very different.
The world deals with conflict through oppression, cancel culture, and war.
God deals with conflict through love, truth, acceptance, and forgiveness.
Learn to love the persecutors
Learn to endure persecution
How do we move forward?
“Be sheep among wolves.”
Sheep are vulnerable against wolves.
There is no defence they can mount against the wolves.
The Shepherd guards the sheep.
He protects them and delivers them from the wolves.
“Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”
Wisdom is applying the truth of God’s word to worldly situations.
Innocents is doing good no matter the bad done to you.
Endure persecution for the sake of the Kingdom.
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