One of the tools for good works in the Excerpt from
Benedicts Law states the verse Matthew 5:10, “Endure persecution for the sake
of justice.” I think this verse is very
important not only to the monks who’s existence came about due to persecution
of their civilization but also to the modern day people. So many nations
despise Christians for a number of reasons. From the beginning of time
Christians have dealt with persecution. The Hebrews struggled with it for the
majority of their existence. Once upon a time, the United States of America was
lead by a Christian government system, but that has slowly faded away. As Christian
citizens of the United States of America, we now have the freedom to worship
any way we want to as long as it doesn’t interfere with government. This is a
form of persecution; however, we must learn to endure this persecution for the
sake of justice. One day there will be no more injustice. Genesis gives us some
insight to the future. Genesis 3:15
says, “And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your
offspring and hers. You will strike his heel but he will crush your head.” We
might have some hostility between us and the rest of the world, but in the end
none of this will matter. Our persecution will no longer exist because someone
greater is coming to free us from that persecution. Praise the one who is
greater than he who is in the world!
I commented on Danielle's blog!
I think it is very interesting the way that sometimes we demonized persecution when it should assure us that we are doing something right; we are standing for something that is right. In modern society, we do not praise doctors or firefighters but celebrities whose whole role is to act in movies and endorse products that sometimes do not even work.
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