While they were to love each other, they were not to be surprised if the world hated them, for it hated Christ first. Jesus shares everything with us, this includes both the Father's love and the world's hatred. We have been chosen by Jesus out of the world, He has called us from the kingdom of the world to the the Kingdom of God. So the world hates us.
We are ambassadors of Christ, so those who will accept Christ will accept us, those who will reject Christ will reject us. When Jesus spoke to the Pharisees and others who rejected Him He brought judgement, for they no longer had any excuse. As Paul says, to some we are the fragrance of life, to others the smell of death (2 Cor 2:16). Jesus did the works of God among the people, but they refused to believe.
The Holy Spirit would testify about Jesus, so must we. See how God has aligned Himself with us, how He works with and through us. Sometimes we long for God to just do something. Now while occasionally He will act totally independently, most of the time He will act through people, this is the way He has chosen.
We are ambassadors of Christ, so those who will accept Christ will accept us, those who will reject Christ will reject us. When Jesus spoke to the Pharisees and others who rejected Him He brought judgement, for they no longer had any excuse. As Paul says, to some we are the fragrance of life, to others the smell of death (2 Cor 2:16). Jesus did the works of God among the people, but they refused to believe.
The Holy Spirit would testify about Jesus, so must we. See how God has aligned Himself with us, how He works with and through us. Sometimes we long for God to just do something. Now while occasionally He will act totally independently, most of the time He will act through people, this is the way He has chosen.
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