A servant is not greater than his master | John 15
One of my favorite Youtubers, Amazing Lucas, shared a dissapointing tale of intolerance and bigotry.
A pastor by the name of David Lynn was persecuted and arrested for preaching John 3:16: forgiveness, hope and new life.
Pastor David Lynn arrested for preaching the Gospel
The video linked reminds of scripture, they hate you because they hated Christ, a student is not greater than his teacher, John 15.
John 15:18-25 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Hatred of the World
18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin,[a] but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’
Footnotes:
John 15:22 Greek they would not have sin; also verse 24
Let's Pray
Lord praise your name that you love and that you made a way to salvation for all who believe in you and repent of sin.
Jesus, forgive these enemies of your name and truth. Show them your ways, give them eyes to see and ears to hear, so that by you they might be saved.
In Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen.
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As far as Jesus was persecuted, who are we his student not to he persecuted but we have hope that we have eternal glory up there
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