How should we deal with people that oppress true Christians?

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Permalink Reply by Ivan on May 29, 2009 at 6:36pm

One thing we should is to pray for them.
That their eyes , will be opened and for divine visitation for good.
Ivan

Permalink Reply by Eliora BatTziyon אליאורה בת-ציון on May 30, 2009 at 9:47am

Luke 6:28
Hebrews 13:15
Acts 5:29
Ephesians 6:10-12,17


God blesses those who realize their need for Him,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.
God blesses those who work for peace
for they will be called the children of God.
God blesses those who are persecuted
because they live for God,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
~Matthew 5:3,9-10 NLT

Permalink Reply by Theresa Jean Bettis on May 30, 2009 at 10:10am

This is a beautiful passage!! I'm going to write it down and post it in my kitchen! Thank you so much for sharing.

Permalink Reply by Alicia Smith on May 30, 2009 at 2:50pm

Keep them out of your mind by asking for help from God. I know I can't do it, but God is Powerful enough to do it. We should not worry about them.

Passage Matthew 7:7-11:

7[a]Keep on asking and it will be given you; [b] keep on seeking and you will find; [c]keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.
8For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.

9Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone?

10Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?

11If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and [d]advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and [e]advantageous things to those who [f]keep on asking Him!


Mark 8:38 (Whole Chapter)
If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”


Luke 9:26 (Whole Chapter)
If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.

According to Jesus Watch out! Don't be ashame to Worship God.

Permalink Reply by Alicia Smith on May 30, 2009 at 3:12pm

We need to STOP USING OUR EYES TO WORSHIP GOD.

Permalink Reply by Alicia Smith on May 30, 2009 at 3:18pm

Romans 12:2 (Whole Chapter)
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Get God in our Minds and Pleasing People out of our minds.

Permalink Reply by Alicia Smith on May 30, 2009 at 3:08pm

It is our own fault IF we allow other people to influence how we serve or worship God. We cannot blame no one, but Us. I'M TIRED OF ALL THESE EXCUSES. We treat the All Mighty God as if he is weak like human. We have EXCUSES for everything WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO. For example If I really want to see change in my weight, I need to hit up a gym. I cannot sit around with weight loss on my mind and keep deciding and thinking about going to a gym. I will ONLY SEE CHANGE IF I ACTUALLY, physicaly go to the gym and work out. I cannot sit around and make up excuses on why I am overwight, tired and unhappy. All I can do is look in the mirror and blame myself for my weight problems.


Same thang with Worshiping God. I cannot sit around creating excuses on why I am not Truly Worshiping God from My heart/Spirit but instead worshiping God from my Eyes/Flesh/Feelings/Fear. Meaning That is why God looks at our hearts. True Worshipers must have True Hearts and True LOVE FOR GOD.

We need to worship God in and with our Spirit and not in our Flesh with our Flesh or Eyes.

Permalink Reply by Crystal Logan on May 31, 2009 at 8:00pm

I heard a preacher say awhile back the best way to eliminate enemies is to make them your friends and this is possible with the help of the holy spirit. love them, accept them, not their sins, but accept them where they are just like christ has accepted us right where we are but loves us too much to allow us to stay the same. Jesus can do anything, hindrances from others can be a test to see if we truly love Jesus and the ones he wants us to show the love of Jesus too. love can break down barriers and maybe the person that is hindering needs to see the love of Jesus in our lives to see if we truly are what we say we are. I have experienced this so i know it is possible with the help of the holy spirit. all things are possible to him that believeth and with God all things are possible!

Permalink Reply by BlkButterfly on June 30, 2009 at 2:12pm

You should obtain what my pastor calls V.O.P Victory Over People...stop letting people get in the way and do what you have to do as a Christian...which is pray for them and ask God to heal what ever it is that is rooted in them to make them act the way they do...

Permalink Reply by Deanne Vice on July 12, 2009 at 11:36am

We have to make the decision to not allow anything to get in our way of worship. God says "put no other Gods before me" and anything that holds us back from Him becomes a God to us. Express how you feel to those that would keep you from your worship and if they can't deal with it then remove them from your life. However, you must continue to remember them in prayer and with God's help, they may be reunited with you in a Christian way.

Permalink Reply by Jimmy Londo on July 14, 2009 at 6:53pm

Jesus was God in flesh and he came on earth to reconcile us to God. Jesus hung around sinners and tax collecters and Jesus still worshipped God. The soldiers threw him down and spat on him and whipped him and in the midst of all that he still worshipped God. If you are talking about praying quietly in your room and u can't do it because someone opens the door to screan to try to scare you for fun? ( i deal with that.) if you are thinking of worship as praise and prayer. Worship is more than that. Giving money to the poor that is worshipping God. Helping a guy who car broke down that is worshipping, Sing praise song is worshipping, Going to church meeting is worshipping. Counseling a friend in need is worshipping God. my advice don't keep them out invite them in show them the love of God and help them come to know christ that is also worship to god. If you are on your knees and a gun at your head and the shooter is trying to make u deny christ and u say no and he shoots you that is worship. Doing the will of the father and serving him is worship and so is prasing him also. So If anything is getting in the way of worshipping God its only you not them. I hope this helps you.

Permalink Reply by PROPHETESS CAROL on November 2, 2009 at 11:20pm

Khaleelah

You will have to rise above the situation...by reading your word...spending time with God in prayer and fasting...and recognizing the devil for who he is.

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Phillipians 3:13-14
13} Brethren i count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing i do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before...
14} I press towards the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Triumphant In Jesus
Your Sister and Friend In Christ
Carol~A Song of Praise~