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wren
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Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Jesus said to repent from sin and believe in Him to have eternal life.
He said we can inherit the kingdom and rule with Him.
wren
Potat - A master in the art of Shitposting

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Jesus said don't waste time working for food that perishes, but instead work for the food that He will give you which leads to eternal life

He said invest our lives serving His kingdom now, and when He returns He brings a reward with Him for every man's labor.

He said go out everywhere and preach the gospel!
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@wren
I'm not very good with others, usually I just make people angry so it's hard to know when to say those things, I want to share the truth with the others but often my own flaws get in the way
wren
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Jesus said:
"Blessed are you when men hate you, and exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets."

not saying to intentionally try to make people mad, but that just speaking the truth often causes people to react like that. It's not our responsibility to try to change how people feel, just the expectation that we warn them by speaking the gospel.

Imo it's better to speak and have at least said it, even if it seems like you don't know how to the best way. At least do it because it's expected of us, and we can trust that the Father will give us more effectiveness if we ask Him.

Jesus said if we ask anything in His name, He will do it. And if we love Him, we will keep His commandments.
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@wren
I never know when I'm just unlikable and strange to others or it's because of my believe in Christ, you don't even have to say anything and others who don't follow act a certain way, inhabited by demons so it does make sense.
But I've always been hated and rejected since as long as I can recall, some like me but I always end up causing a problem. it's always my intolerance of others evil activities. most pony game spaces force porn on you. all really. It's a tragedy because on paper it should be the opposite but with any thought into us gigautists the reasoning makes sense. there is a deep sense of loneliness in this community even if most won't admit it, it's why ponies cause those feelings in some many of us ponyfrens
wren
Potat - A master in the art of Shitposting

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I think it's sometimes temptation to make us give up even trying so we be silent, or temptation to accept a lie or soften the message against what Jesus actually said as if it would help the social tension.

It's rough. I guess it was similar in Jesus' time, where almost the whole generation rejected Him. He said if they listened to Him they will listen to us (when we speak His words). but if they reject us they are rejecting Him, and the Father.

He did also say though, pray and ask the Father for things so that our joy will be complete, because the Father is glorified that we bear much fruit, and so prove to be Jesus' disciples. So it is possible to pray for fruitfulness in sharing the gospel and to receive that happening.


And don't forget in 1 John 3 it says:
"For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

"Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death"


So the world is going to hate us. But it's worth it to keep trying to share the gospel because Jesus asked us to, and because it could be that some of those people end up changing their mind one day. Or someone who is lurking might hear the gospel and believe and you don't even notice at the time.

I just know Jesus said there is a reward for the labor, not that we have to understand it perfectly. Just attempt as best we can and pray for the Father's will to be done.
wren
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I think it requires us to practice having identity in Christ alone, not in what others think and react like. Because how can anyone deal with infinite rejection? It's only possible when Christ is filling you and you really know that the promises He made are infinitely more valuable than these temporary rejections
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