Being shunned, ostracized, thought evil about is a sure sign in this world that the true and living God is in you. Years ago, I could not understand, but now:
(Rom 8:31) What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
(Rom 8:32) He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?
(Rom 8:33) Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth;
(Rom 8:34) who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
(Rom 8:35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
(Rom 8:36) Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
(Rom 8:37) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
(Rom 8:38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
(Rom 8:39) nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(2Ti 3:1) But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.
(2Ti 3:2) For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
(2Ti 3:3) without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,
(2Ti 3:4) traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
(2Ti 3:5) holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
(2Ti 3:6) For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,
(2Ti 3:7) ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth. Men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
(2Ti 3:9) But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.
(2Ti 3:10) But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
(2Ti 3:11) persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.
(2Ti 3:12) Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
(2Ti 3:13) But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
(2Ti 3:14) But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.
God bless,
Gary