Righteousness has never been popular.
Some people intend Jesus was pop amongst everyone except self-righteous religious leaders.
It's truthful that Jesus was hated yesteryear religious leaders (Matthew 26:3-4), exactly He was likewise rejected, mocked, and/or hated by:
1. His identify unit of measurement (John 7:2-5).
2. His disciples (John 6:53-66).
3. His hometown (Matthew 13:54-57).
4. People inward full general (John 7:7).
Even though large crowds came to hear to Him, around came for food, non faith (John 6:22-26).
"If the globe hates you, conk on inward heed that it hated me first. If y'all belonged to the world, it would honey y'all every bit its own. As it is, y'all utilization non belong to the world...” John 15:18-19
It's tardily to part God's honey if nosotros solely tell one-half the storey together with tell nada close repentance, self-denial, purity, together with righteousness. These things weren't pop when Jesus preached them, together with they aren't pop today.
Let's pray that nosotros tin part the whole gospel every bit graciously, lovingly, together with boldly every bit Jesus did, without trouble organization for our popularity (Matthew 10:22).
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For to a greater extent than on this dependent plain banking concern fit out these 1-minute devotions:
This devotion shares the sum text of to a greater extent than than 10 passages of Scripture: Why Following Christ Will Never Make Us Popular.
This devotion addresses Paul's alert close people worshiping "another Jesus" instead of the existent Jesus: False Views of Jesus.
This devotion answers the inquiry "Is Jesus Likable?"
