All Who Desire to Live Godly in Christ Jesus Will Suffer Persecution - 2 Timothy 3:12

It does not matter who you are, if you want to be 100% for Jesus with your life, you will have mockers and you will experience persecution. Even if the West does not have a lot of persecution if you live for Jesus in all you do people will have a go at you.

It is amazing how little it takes to start an argument. All you need to do is start to share what Jesus taught us to do and start to share with people that we must do these things if we love Him, and right away people are starting to get upset with you.

They like to quote that we are saved by grace not by works lest no man boast.

Yet they don't seem to know the following verse that says that we are God's workmanship created to do good works.

I know I shouldn't but when I find a pretty religious Christian that talks a lot but does not do anything for Jesus, I like to start quoting the teachings of Jesus and telling them that we must do them, if we are going to call Jesus Lord.

It take no less then five minutes and they are quite angry with me saying that was written 2000 years ago and it does not apply anymore or any other argument that they have to back up the reason that they are not obeying Jesus.

A lot of people get upset with me when they ask me why I have not re- married and I tell them the truth of the matter. I tell them that Jesus taught if you re- marry while your first wife is alive you are committing adultery against her. This starts an argument as sure as a bomb dropping makes a big noise when it hits.

Nearly everything I share causes people to get upset with me, I have to laugh, or I will cry.

I hope I have given you food for thought

Be Blessed

Matthew Robert Payne

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