10:24-31
Jesus suffered opposition, so the disciples would suffer opposition. Jesus was accused of being Beelzebub, so would the disciples. Do not be afraid is the command on how to respond to persecution. Eventually everything will be brought out into the open. We are to openly proclaim the gospel, the natural temptation is to keep things secret because of fear, but we must resist this. They can only kill the body, we should have more regard for the one who “can destroy both body and soul in hell”. Then we are reminded that we are precious to God. So here we see the importance of having a proper fear concern, and knowing that God cares for us.
10:32-36
We should be concerned about Jesus acknowledging us before God. How wonderful if we hear Him say, “He is mine, I know him”, how terrible if we hear him say “I never knew him”.
The naive religious type has a totally unrealistic view of life, and thinks Jesus is all about being “nice”. These verses give the lie to such unthinking notions. We need to be prepared to lose our life.
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