When we purchase a new suit or a new dress, we want to know that it enhances our appearance. We also want to know that it will generate at least a few compliments. We would never purchase a garment or an outfit that we know will be hated by everyone we encounter. Human beings naturally want to be liked and admired. Similarly, when you make a decision to receive the indwelling Holy Spirit of God, decide also that you will act and speak in a manner that will enhance your image on behalf of God and generate at least a few compliments. Speak and act with courage, with faith, with spiritual power and with conviction, but speak and act in love.
The notion that Christians should expect to be hated is not only unbiblical, but also, it produces a warped response to criticism. Criticism should force us to reevaluate who we are and the purpose of our interactions. There are some who always will hate us, and will hate also the light that shines forth from us. These are the followers of darkness. However, if we ourselves are full of darkness instead of light, we would do well to heed some of the criticisms and allow them to point us in a new direction. God is light.
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