Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Romans 12:14-16

So you think its easy to be as Christian? Just say a few words and vola , the golden ticket to Heaven. Oh how quickly the false convert will fall away when faced with opposition. Consider the words of the Apostle Paul here, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Bless them which persecute You, bless and do not curse! What did you say Paul? Has the Apostle lost his mind?

Well lets consider what our Lord Jesus Christ has to say, “Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44) Wait a minute, the Apostle Paul is not crazy, this is what The Lord commands from us! This is true Christianity, but how can we fulfill these requirements? Its only by us crucifying the flesh, its only by us being Born Again, filled with the Holy Spirit, the flesh can’t love their enemy, oh the spiritual battle that is within!

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep! This is one of the many reasons for the Church, if you are not part of the body of Christ, who will you rejoice with? If you forsake the assembly of the Church, who will you weep with? Brothers and sisters, you were not made to live alone (Genesis 2:18) Christ has built His Church (Matthew 16:18) a community of believers for you to rejoice and weep with, to share your spiritual gifts (1 Peter 4:10), to fight the good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12)

“Be of the same mind toward one another or live in harmony with one another” Many will say I can’t “go to Church” because this person is rude or that person doesn’t agree with me, Brothers and Sisters, if you are to love your enemies, don’t you think you should also love your brethren? Don’t you think this is part of your sanctification? The Church needs you just as much as You need the Church! “Don’t set your mind on high thing or don’t be proud associate with the lowly” In other words Get over yourself! 

Again I will ask the question, do you think being a Christian is easy? No of course not, we need Jesus every hour, every minute, every second, to crucify our flesh, to walk worthy in our calling as the Church, Amen!