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Some people think that if they insult and demean people of other beliefs that they can then get those people to hate them for the cause of Christ. They think that because people hate them that they are doing the Lord's work because all those who live godly in Christ will suffer persecution. So they deliberately present their version of the gospel in such a manner that it fulments hatred toward them.

What they are generating is not hatred because of the Gospel, but hatred because they are jerks. If we present the Gospel in a loving manner with a true concern that we are the representatives of Christ on earth, then we can be certain that those who reject the gospel and hate us will be hating us for Christ's sake and not because we are jerks. If we are hated because we are jerks, then we have no claim that we are being persecuted for Christ, we are merely being persecuted because we ourselves deserve it. It is a persecution of our "works" not of our Lord.

You know, some of you Arminians just walk around looking for an excuse to be offended. Others actually went in and took the "test" and had a good laugh. None of the Calvinist got offended for scoring high on the list. So...

Save the drama for your "momma!"

What they are generating is not hatred because of the Gospel, but hatred because they are jerks.

Amen! And there is not shortage of such "jerks" and they are always very pious.

Hank