When I was lead to find new blogs that exposed the truth of the Word… and not the ideas of men, I found this one. This article is excellent! Praise the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ for the faithful in this world of “the faithless”.
by Mike Ratliff
13 Καὶ μὴ θαυμάζετε, ἀδελφοί, εἰ μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ κόσμος. (1 John 3:13 NA28)
13 Do not marvel brothers if the world hates you. (1 John 3:13 translated from the NA28 Greek text)
There are many ministries in our time that are run by people who have either forgotten that friendship with the world is a sin or they are deliberately overlooking it. If a ministry operates in such a way that the world loves it then there is at least one missing component within it. That of course is obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Scripture is clear that Christians cannot be friends of the world. Why? Satan is the one who dominates the evil world system, which is in rebellion against God (John 14:30). Therefore, the world not only hates Jesus, but also those who follow Him. This hatred is also focused toward the Father because He…
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