no-one ever said it was going to be easy
Core Interrelations
CONSOLIDATION:
This life consists of being filled with the Holy Spirit, who satisfies our cravings.
Then we truly will worship God.
Those who repent will be cleansed by and given life in the Holy Spirit, but will also pass through trials.
All of us will go through difficult trials, and we must retain our stubborn persistence in sticking to the principles.
Sometimes the work of God is displayed in our life through overcoming severe hardships.
Jesus does not always do what’s safe; rather, He puts God’s principles into
action. Loving, caring, and helping may get you into trouble in this world. Right now in
this world we must do the work of God until it is finished, and it is difficult to do His
work in this world. Follow Jesus.
God will enable you to believe in spite of the persecution you will endure on your journey.
Satan tries to disrupt your walk with God, and some unbelievers bring persecution and death to believers.
If you die for Jesus, you will find life.
Though applying the principles is so difficult with the hatred people sometimes inflict on us and trying not to retaliate with that same hatred, Jesus brings us life.
It's not easy being hated and misjudged by the world for the good things we do, but Jesus saves us.
The harmer may take away your worldly things, burden you, or attack your dignity. So it's not easy because now you must lovingly offer yourself to them.
Applying the principles in view of the world will cost you your old lifestyle and possibly
your body, but you have to do it.
Breaking old habits and changing our ways adds difficulty to applying the principles.
We better ask God to help us quit doing all these things that are bad to do. Asking for mercy, with faith in Jesus' healing power, WILL bring healing.
Sometimes things appropriate for old situations are not right for new situations, and the change may be difficult to accept. Do what is appropriate to being in Christ.
It's not easy to give a large portion of your wealth to the poor.
God expects us to at least start by putting what we have to work in His service in some small way.
Give up having your closest relationships with family outside Christ, and be willing to suffer abuse and even death for Him, though this is difficult, or you can't be His disciple.
The gospel brings many conflicts between people; you must love Jesus the most and endure persecution, though this is difficult, to be worthy of relationship with Jesus.
Better to deny yourself daily, unashamedly tell the gospel, and be persecuted than to gain the whole world and be eternally condemned.
We should be at peace with others who are for Jesus.
Don't do your giving, good deeds, and praying to be seen by others, as the hypocrites do.
We will not overcome severe hardships as long as we're distracted with worldly endeavors, and as long as our pride is in place, ruling our life.
If you stay alive by disowning Jesus, you'll loose life.
Major Connections
+ Believers passing through difficult trials, but being filled with the Holy Spirit, life from God, and truly worshiping God.
+ Going through difficult trials, and the necessity of retaining our stubborn persistence in sticking to the principles.
+ Overcoming severe hardships, and the work of God being displayed in our lives.
+ Not always doing what’s safe, and putting God’s principles into action.
+ Getting into trouble in this world, and loving, caring, and helping.
+ Satan and unbelievers persecuting you and trying to disrupt your walk with God, but God enabling you to believe in spite of it, Jesus saving you, bringing life.
+ Being persecuted to death, but finding life when dying for Jesus.
+ The difficulty of being hated and misjudged by the world for the good things we do, but Jesus saving us.
+ The difficulty of trying not to retaliate with hatred against people who inflict hatred on us, but Jesus bringing us life.
+ The difficulty of the harmer taking away your worldly things, burdening you, or attacking your dignity, and then lovingly offering yourself to them.
+ Giving up your old lifestyle, old habits, old relationships, and becoming a believer.
+ Becoming a believer, asking God to help us quit doing all these things that are bad to do, asking for mercy with faith in Jesus, and healing from God.
+ The difficulty of giving a large portion of your wealth to the poor, but God expecting you to at least start by putting what you have to work in His service in some small way.
+ The gospel bringing many conflicts between people,
and unashamedly telling the gospel.+ It not being easy, and denying yourself.
+ It not being easy, and not doing your giving, good deeds, and praying to be seen by others.
- Not overcoming severe hardships, and being distracted
with worldly endeavors, and having our pride in place, ruling our life.
Episode Interrelations
Principle Passages
CORE: Though
applying the principles is so difficult with the hatred people sometimes inflict on us and trying not to
retaliate with that same hatred, Jesus brings us life. God will enable you to believe in spite of the persecution
you will endure on your journey. Satan tries to disrupt your walk with God, and some
unbelievers bring persecution and death to believers. Applying the principles in view of
the world will cost you your old lifestyle and possibly your body, but you have to do it. Better to deny yourself daily, unashamedly
tell the gospel, and be persecuted than to
gain the whole world and be eternally condemned. Give up having your closest relationships
with family outside Christ, and be willing to suffer abuse and even death for Him, though this is difficult,
or you can't be His disciple. The gospel
brings many conflicts between people; you must love Jesus the most and endure persecution,
though this is difficult, to be
worthy of relationship with Jesus. If you die for Jesus, you will find life. If you stay
alive by disowning Jesus, you'll loose life. Jesus
does not always do what’s safe; rather, He puts God’s principles into action. All of us will go through difficult trials, and we must retain our stubborn persistence in sticking to the principles. But
we should be at peace with others who are for Jesus. Those who repent will be cleansed by
and given life in the Holy Spirit, but will also pass
through trials. It's not easy to give a large portion of your wealth to the poor. God expects us to at least start by
putting what we have to work in His service in some small way. Sometimes the work of God
is displayed in our life through overcoming severe
hardships, and that's not going to happen as long as
we're distracted with worldly endeavors, and as long as our pride is in place, ruling our
life. It's not easy being hated and misjudged by the world for the good things we do, but Jesus saves us. The
harmer may take away your worldly things, burden you, or attack your dignity. So it's not easy because now
you must lovingly offer yourself to them. Don't do your giving, good deeds, and praying to be seen by others, as the hypocrites do.
We
better ask God to help us quit doing all these things that are bad to do. Loving, caring, and helping may get you into trouble in this
world. Follow Jesus. Breaking old habits and
changing our ways adds difficulty to applying the
principles. Asking for mercy, with faith in Jesus' healing power, WILL bring healing.
Sometimes things appropriate for old situations are not right for new situations, and the change may be difficult to accept. Do what is appropriate to being in Christ. This life consists of being filled
with the Holy Spirit, who satisfies our cravings. Then we truly will worship God. Right
now in this world we must do the work of God until it is finished, and it is difficult to do His
work in this world.
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