John 15:18-27

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The Hatred of the World

18 ¹“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.

19 ²If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because ³you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

20 Remember the word that I said to you: ⁴‘A servant is not greater than his master. ’ If they persecuted me, ⁵they will also persecute you. ⁶If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

21 But ⁷all these things they will do to you ⁸on account of my name, ⁹because they do not know him who sent me.

22 If I had not come and spoken to them, ¹⁰they would not have been guilty of sin, ^[a] but now they have no excuse for their sin.

23 ¹¹Whoever hates me hates my Father also.

24 ¹²If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ¹³they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ¹⁴seen and hated both me and my Father.

25 But ¹⁵the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ¹⁶‘They hated me without a cause. ’

26 “But ¹⁷when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, ¹⁸he will bear witness about me.

27 And ¹⁹you also will bear witness, ²⁰because you have been with me ²¹from the beginning.

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Why The World Hates Christianity (cont'd)

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The World Hates Jesus' Disciples - John 15:18-27

Bill Luebkemann

Calvary Chapel of Marlton presents Pastor Bill Luebkemann and Hope From the Word. Today on the program, we'll have more from John chapter fifteen. Relationships are a huge part of our existence. The way we interact with each other gives us pleasure, and sometimes pain as well. What are the most important relationships in your life? Your spouse? Your kids? For the Christian, the most important relationship should always be with Jesus Christ. But we also must understand that the world will fight us tooth and nail as we attempt to share the special relationship we can have with God. That's the message of John chapter fifteen. Here's Bill Luebkemann with more.

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The World Hates Jesus' Disciples - John 15:18-27

Bill Luebkemann

Imagine a book titled “The Most Well-Known Chapters in the Bible”. If such a book existed, then it would most assuredly contain John chapter fifteen. Welcome to Hope From the Word, with Pastor Bill Luebkemann. Bill is the senior Pastor at Calvary Chapel of Marlton, and today we continue a look at John chapter fifteen. This chapter tells us much about our relationship with the Lord, and our relationship with each other as well. As Christians, we must not expect the world to like us or even tolerate us! The world hated Jesus's disciples, and we can expect similar treatment. Here's Pastor Bill Luebkemann...

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