Will you stand up?

 John 15:18-19

If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

 
One of the hallmarks of the Christian faith over the ages is that many
Christians have been vilified for their convictions. 

When the Christians were thrown to the lions of Rome the 
spectators cried out, "Kill the atheists." 
To proclaim allegiance to Christ was to be in rebellion to the deity of Caesar. 
This Christ allegiance compels us to engage our culture, but in doing so we 
expose the separation that the world around us has from God. That 
exposure is rarely met with open arms. At some point in our Christian 
faith we must draw the line and stand for something that will infuriate 
people. It is happening now in India, Malaysia, China, Iraq, Iran and, 
at a lesser level, even in the United States. But this is the path that 
Jesus took and He calls us to follow him. He chose us to break the 
holds of worldly conformity and to bring us into significance. 
We are chosen out of the world into our true citizenship; the 
Kingdom of heaven.

Today's commentary by:
Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

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