- Christ suffered Ps 69:26; Joh 5:16
- Christ voluntarily submitted to Isa 50:6
- Christ was patient under Isa 53:7
- Saints may expect Mr 10:30; Lu 21:12; Joh 15:20
- Saints suffer, for the sake of God Jer 15:15
- Of saints, is a persecution of Christ Zec 2:8; Ac 9:4,5
- All that live godly in Christ, shall suffer 2Ti 3:12
- ORIGINATES
- Ignorance of God and Christ Joh 16:3
- Hated to God and Christ Joh 15:20,24
- Hatred to the gospel Mt 13:21
- Pride Ps 10:2
- Mistaken zeal Ac 13:50; 26:9-11
- Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel Mt 26:52
- Men by nature addicted to Ga 4:29
- Preacher of the gospel subject to Ga 5:11
- Is sometimes to death Ac 22:4
- God forsakes not his saints under 2Co 4:9
- God delivers out of Da 3:25,28; 2Co 1:10; 2Ti 3:11
- Cannot separated from Christ Ro 8:35
- Lawful means may be used to escape Mt 2:13; 10:23; 12:14,15
- SAINTS SUFFERING, SHOULD
- Commit themselves to God 1Pe 4:19
- Exhibit patience 1Co 4:12
- Rejoice Mt 5:12; 1Pe 4:13
- Glorify God 1Pe 4:16
- Pray for deliverance Ps 7:1; 119:86
- Pray for those who inflict Mt 5:44
- Return blessing for Ro 12:14
- The hope of future blessedness supports under 1Co 15:19,32; Heb 10:34,35
- Blessedness of enduring, for Christ's sake Mt 5:10; Lu 6:22
- Pray for those suffering 2Th 3:2
- Hypocrites cannot endure Mt 4:17
- False teachers shrink from Ga 6:12
- THE WICKED
- Addicted to Ps 10:2; 69:26
- Active in Ps 143:3; La 4:19
- Encourage each other in Ps 71:11
- Rejoice in its success Ps 13:4; Re 11:10
- Punishment for Ps 7:13; 2Th 1:6
- Illustrated Mt 21:33-39
- Spirit of-Exemplified
- Pharaoh &c Ex 1:8-14
- Saul 1Sa 26:18
- Jezebel 1Ki 19:2
- Zedekiah &c Jer 38:4-6
- Chaldeans Da 3:8-30
- Pharisees Mt 12:14
- Jews Joh 5:16; 1Th 2:15
- Herod Ac 12:1
- Gentiles Ac 14:5
- Paul Php 3:6; 1Ti 1:13
- Suffering of-Exemplified
- Micaiah 1Ki 22:27
- David Ps 119:161
- Jeremiah Jer 32:2
- Daniel Da 6:5-17
- Peter &c Ac 4:3
- Apostles Ac 5:18
- The Prophets Ac 7:52
- The Church Ac 8:1
- Paul and Barnabas Ac 13:50
- Paul and Silas Ac 16:23
- Hebrews Heb 10:33
- Saints of old Heb 11:36
The New Topical Text Book
Persecution
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.