1. Grace Fellowship Church
Pastor/Teacher
Jim Rickard
Sunday, October 31, 2010
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2. John 15: Obstructions to Divine Good Production: Reason #1: Satan’s Cosmic System hates the believer! Reason #2: We are not of this world-Election out from the World! Reason #3: “The servant is not greater than his Lord,” therefore we too will have persecutions!

3. Reason # 4 – John 15:21: “The Cosmos does not know God and is ignorant of His Plan.”

4. Doctrine of Persecutions

5. Definition: The hatred and affliction that follows the witness and holy life of God’s people in a hostile world as an extension of the Angelic Conflict.

6. V. Persecutions of the New Testament.

7. A. DIOKO - Jesus met with persecution, John 5:16; Acts 22:8.

8. His followers too receive persecution, Mat 5:10; Luke 21:12; John 15:20; Rom 12:14.

9. B. DIOGMOS – Consistently means, “religious persecution because of the Word”, Mark 4:17; Mat 13:21.

10. The Church was persecuted, Acts 8:1, or individuals of the Church, Acts 13:50, (Paul and Barnabas).

11. In Rom 8:35, there is “persecution because of Christ”, cf 2 Cor 12:10; 2 Tim 3:11; cf. 2 Thes 1:4.

12. C. Other examples include: 1
C. Other examples include: 1. John the Baptist was thrown into prison and subsequently beheaded, Mat 14:3f.

13. 2. Jesus Christ as a young child was threatened with persecution in all its intensity, Mat 2.

14. 3. Throughout His ministry Jesus showed an awareness of His own demise
3. Throughout His ministry Jesus showed an awareness of His own demise. Mat 17:12

15. From the onset of His public ministry, Jesus suffered tremendous persecution which culminated in His violent death on the cross.

16. VI. Persecutions foretold by Christ.

17. A. Persecution was frequently foretold by Christ, as certain to come to those who were His true disciples and followers.

18. 1. Before His death He warned the disciples that they too would be persecuted if they continued to follow Him, Mat 5:10f.; 10:16-28; John 15:18-21.

19. 2. He told them they would be:

20. 2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2.

21. 2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2. b
2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2. b. Mocked, and spoken evil of, Mat 5:11.

22. 2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2. b
2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2. b. Mocked, and spoken evil of, Mat 5:11. c. Ill-treated, Mat 24:9.

23. 2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2. b
2. He told them they would be: a. Hated, Mat 24:9; John 16:2. b. Mocked, and spoken evil of, Mat 5:11. c. Ill-treated, Mat 24:9. d. Brought into court, Mat :17f.; Mark 13:9.

24. e. Excluded from the synagogues, John 16:2.

25. e. Excluded from the synagogues, John 16:2. f
e. Excluded from the synagogues, John 16:2. f. Murdered, Mat 10:21; :34; 24:9.

26. 3. All of this would take place for Jesus’ sake, Mat 5:11; 24:9, and for the cause of righteousness, Mat 5:10.

27. John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

28. Grace Offering

29. Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, October 31, Tape # Obstructions to Divine Good Production, Part 14 Persecution, Part 5 Upper Room Discourse, Part John 15:21; Mat 5:10-12; 2 Cor 4: James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010