New course introductory video: Where is God in my suffering?
New course edition available in a print-ready version or as a fillable PDF!
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.
John 15:20
Jesus tells us: “… I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you” (John 15:19b). For those who follow the Lord Jesus, persecution comes in many forms, but all have their source in the hatred that this world has for the Lord Jesus and those who love Him.
This course is intended to help us understand why believers in Jesus Christ are persecuted, what our attitude should be toward persecution, and how the Lord wants us to live when we are persecuted.
The lessons in this course cover the following topics:
- Nothing can separate us from God’s love!
- The certainty of persecution
- Our priority: Christ above all
- A response to persecution: the apostles
- Jesus, our example in persecution
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