Society’s Response

When God told Israel to invade Canaan, the people said that He was full of hate;

When Paul rebuked Peter for hypocrisy, the people said he had no love;

When Elijah called down fire from Heaven to destroy the envoy that the king sent to him, they said he was an angry man;

When Elymus was struck with blindness, they said the apostles had no right to do it.

When Achan and his family were stoned for coveting the spoil, they said it wasn’t fair;

When the widow woman’s son was restored to life by Elijah, they said “Why him? What about me?”


“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” (Mt. 5:11,12)


When Enoch “walked with God: and was not” they said a flyinfg saucer abducted him!

When the sea parted and swallowed up Pharaoh and the Egyptian Army, they said it was coincidence;

And when a young shepherd boy slew a giant with a stone, they said it was just “dumb luck.”

When a “crazy” preacher named Noah was seen building a huge boat, they laughed him to scorn;

When a bunch of slaves began to build the walls of Jerusalem again, they mocked and ridiculed them.

When a Mighty God gave His only Son to an unworthy people, they crucified Him.


“But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” (1 Peter 4:13,14)

Unfortunately, things haven’t changed all that much!