Why the World Hates Christians - David Wilkerson

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." -John 15:18,19

The unsaved world has always hated Christians. We are hated because we have Christ's Spirit within us, "...Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his" -Romans 8:9. The world hated Jesus with a passion, so much that they murdered Him upon a cross.

We read in Acts 7:58-59, "And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." No wonder Paul the Apostle (formerly Saul) said that he was the chief of sinners, for it was the same Saul mentioned in the verses we just read. Paul was a murderer of Christians before he became saved. This is proof that anyone can be saved, no matter what they have done. The only unpardonable sin is to reject Jesus as Saviour. To reject Jesus is to blaspheme Christ's Spirit (Romans 8:9-11).

Jesus said that the world would receive us IF we were of the world. As Christians, we are commanded in 2nd Corinthians 6:14-27 to SEPARATE from the heathen world (unbelievers). It's difficult to do this if you work with unbelievers in the secular (non-Christian) workplace. It is lonely for a Christ-honoring Christian to have to work with heathens in a secular workplace. If you are a True Christian, then God is your Heavenly Father; but all unsaved people are children of the Devil. Unsaved people are receptive to Satan's spirit (Ephesians 2:2). Thus, the Christ-honoring believer endures continual scrutiny and malicious attack.

If you want to be accepted by the world, then tell everyone that you accept homosexuals. Get a tattoo. Drink booze. Smoke cigarettes. Look at porno. Go Gambling. Curse in God's name. Use profanity. Dress like the Devil's crowd. Listen to rock music or Christian rock. Go to night clubs. If you're a man, flirt with all the women. If you're a woman, dress immodestly to tease the men.

"Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets." -Matthew 23:31

But if you want to live for God, then you must take a stand for Jesus. A young man asked an old preacher, "How do I give up the world?" The old preacher replied, "Son, you carry a Bible and the world will give you up." Sadly, most believers are so carnal nowadays that you can't tell them apart from the heathen. I am always saddened when I see professed Christians in the workplace looking at porno, cursing in God's name, or using filthy profane language. I know it's tempting at times, and it's easy to forget that we are Christians sometimes; but we must be consistent in our Christian walk if we expect God to work in our lives. A beautiful water-bucket is worthless if it has a hole in the bottom and can't hold water. Likewise, there are many beautiful looking believers with many talent, but they are useless to God because of the sin in their lives. God doesn't need our talent, he needs our obedience. God doesn't need our beauty, he needs our heart. I would rather be rejected by the world and be accepted with Jesus. James 4:4 plainly teaches that we are God's enemy if we are a friend to (or assist) the world. As Moses, I would rather suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season (Hebrews 11:25). Sin is only for a short season, but the things we do for God will abide forever. But first, nothing else matters if you die in your sins without Christ. Click here if you'd like to learn how to be saved.

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." -Matthew 5:11