Suffering for Jesus

{DISCIPLESHIP, AND SUFFERING}
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1. Christ Crucified - True Spirituality - (Now the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually discerned) - {PDF Copy}
2. Greatness in the Kingdom of God - (Disciples become "great" in the kingdom by emulating Christ's example of self-sacrificial service) - {PDF Copy}
3. Signs and Wonders or Christ Crucified? - {PDF Copy} - (Claims that God will reap a great harvest of souls because of the mighty “signs and wonders” the church will display in the "last days" do not square with Scripture)
4. The Victory of the Saints over the Dragon - (Revelation 12:10-11 - The saints overcome the Dragon because of the death and exaltation of the Son) - {PDF Copy}
5. Let This Mind Be in You - (Philippians 2:5-11 - This passage is about emulating the self-giving obedience of Jesus manifested in his death on the cross) - {PDF Copy}
6. The Tribulation of the Church - {PDF Copy} - (Tribulation is what followers of the Lamb experience and through which they must persevere)
7. The Beasts Within the Church - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament warns repeatedly of deceivers that will proliferate within the Church, causing chaos and apostasy)
8. The Church is Appointed to Tribulation - (1 Thessalonians 3:1-4 - Disciples of Jesus escape “wrath” but endure “tribulation” - To which they have been “appointed”) - {PDF Copy}
9. Is the Church Absent in Revelation? - (The church is present on the earth until the end of the age; it does not escape tribulation) - {PDF Copy}
10. Persecution, Suffering, and Discipleship - (The church is present on the earth until the end of the age; it does not escape tribulation) - {PDF Copy}
11. The Isle of Patmos - (John was exiled to the Isle of Patmos for the sake of the Word of God and, so, suffered for his faithfulness, a pattern for the church to follow) - {PDF Copy}
12. Persecution, Civil Rights, and the Cross - (Suffering persecution for Jesus is the highest honor in God's kingdom, not a violation of our "civil rights") - {PDF Copy}
13. The Christian Response to Persecution - (Disciples are admonished to love their persecutors and to show them mercy) - {PDF Copy}
14. Perfect as your Heavenly Father - (Perfection is achieved by emulating the Father's love and mercy for "enemies") - {PDF Copy}
15. A Sobering Conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount - (Christians who refuse to follow the words of Jesus may be excluded from his presence) - {PDF Copy}

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