Posted by Steve Fletcher, borrowed from Mike Ratliff
This is my first Blog Post borrowed from another blogger. An excellent message all true believers need to hear and remember, especially now that the Coming of Christ is near and the Spirit of Antichrist has clearly taken dominance on the world stage.
There are many ministries in our time that are run by people who have either forgotten that friendship with the world is a sin or they are deliberately overlooking it. If a ministry operates in such a way that the world loves it then there is at least one missing component within it. That of course is obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Scripture is clear that Christians cannot be friends of the world. Why? Satan is the one who dominates the evil world system, which is in rebellion against God (John 14:30). Therefore, the world not only hates Jesus, but also those who follow Him. This hatred is also focused toward the Father because He sent Jesus to testify against it. Now, since this is true and clearly taught in Sacred Scripture, what does this say about those ministries who work overtime to accommodate the secular and to appeal to temporal ways and means?
Why the World Hates Genuine Christianity and all True Christians
by Mike Ratliff
13 Καὶ μὴ θαυμάζετε, ἀδελφοί, εἰ μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ κόσμος. (1 John 3:13 NA28)13 Do not marvel brothers if the world hates you. (1 John 3:13 translated from the NA28 Greek text)
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