MATTHEW 51012 Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness Sake Suffering is not noble in itself Being persecuted for doing right will be blessed 1 Peter 21920 31317 41216 ID: 618539
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BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED…
MATTHEW 5:10-12Slide2
Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake
Suffering is not noble in itself
Being persecuted
for
doing
right
will be blessed
1 Peter 2:19-20; 3:13-17; 4:12-16
Persecution is the world’s reaction to godliness
1 Peter 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:12
Why the
world hates
godliness
John 15:18-21; 3:18-21
Not
the world’s
police
Eph. 5:8-11
The world’s map
1 Peter 4:1-5Slide3
Blessed Are
You
Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:22
When men hate you
When men reject your association
When men insult you
When men falsely talk bad about you
Our Reaction
Luke 6:23
“Rejoice and leap for joy”
Great
Reward
v.23; 2 Cor. 4:16-18
Great
Company
(the prophets)
v.23
Jesus
Romans 8:14-17