And the question becomes, well why in the world are people going to hate us? If we love God and we love them, why in the world would they declare war on us? And I think Jesus has told us, very simply, that because he has come into this world, others have become cognizant of their sin. It’s very simple, that as people are living in darkness, light comes, and people run from the light. And if you love God to any degree, you will find that there are certain people that dislike you. Not because you have done anything to them, but just your existence is a condemnation on their conduct. Just the way you are is an assault upon their person. What I mean by that is this; if you are walking with God uprightly, you are pointing out all the crookedness in their life. And so every time they are around you, they want to get rid of you because they do not want to repent and change and be like you and be like Christ, instead they just want to get rid of you because you bother them. Some of you may have had this experience, where for example, let’s say someone is angry at you for some reason. Let’s say perhaps, it is unjustified, and you say, “I’m sorry. I love you. What can I do to make it right? I want to be nice about this and make this work.” -Mark Driscoll
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:38:27 +0000
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