‘Hated by the world’ (John 15:18-16:4)

In this message, Ryan Smith (AFES worker at La Trobe Uni, Bendigo) shares how as the people of God, believers should expect to be hated by the world… because the world hates Jesus. It’s hate by association. Jesus tells his disciples this in John 15:18-16:4 and he does this ahead of time so that those disciples won’t be surprised and to help them persevere and not give up, either following Him, or sharing Him. It’s what believers today also need to hear and know.

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Are you ever tempted to give up?

Christians will be HATED (15:18-25)

The world will hate Christians

Because the world hates Jesus

Because it doesn’t know God

Even so, Christians must TESTIFY (15:26-27)

The Spirit testifies

The Apostles’ testifying

Our testifying

Jesus says this so that Christians won’t give up! (16:1-4)

So why would you be a Christian?