1 Peter 2:12 and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.
As a Christian and especially one that is on the front line of teh Christian Faith it is easy to find myself in the line of fire. People calling me a wrongdoer, holy roller, Jesus Freak, hypocrite and such. The bible never promises that those who live for Christ will be loved by everyone. As a matter of fact it is quite the opposite. A person who lives for Christ and follows His ways find themselves on the other end of the pole. Think of all the prophets and ministers who have ever lived before us. How were they treated and why? Do we see thuis now? No! Rather we have Christians who are loved by everyone. I mean everyone. Rick Warren, Joel Osteen and such are popular among the secular. Is there something they are doing right or is there something they are doing wrong? If the bible says that those who live Godly will suffer persecution and Jesus himself states that we will be persecuted and hated for His name sake, but instead you are loved, someone is telling lies. I can assure you it is not Jesus.
No matter what people say about you or to you remember this, at the end the promise is they will glorify God when he returns. We can only pray it is not too late for them.
In Jesus Name!
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