Sunday, October 28, 2012

Bless those who persecute us


Bless those who persecute us

Rom 12:14

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Mt 5:44

44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven.

Lk 6:27, 28

27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Lk 23:34

34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[c] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

John 15:20

20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[b] If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  Bless those who persecute us

2)  We should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us,  that we may be children of our Father in heaven

3)  We should love our enemies, do good to those who hate us

4)  It good for us to bless those who curse us, pray for those who mistreat us

5)  Jesus prayed for those who persecuted Him on the cross

6)  Even though the world hated Jesus, He gave His life on the cross for the world to be redeemed through Him 

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