Why don't believers have to mind being meek, quiet, or persecuted?
Believers can endure meekness, quietness, and persecution without complaint because their outcome is secure: they are led like sheep to slaughter, yet counted conquerors. In the end they are more than conquerors through the One who loved them, not by fleshly energy, since nothing separates them from eternity with God.
Les explains that the believer's perspective is eternal: regardless of what may happen, nothing can separate us from spending eternity with our Creator God. The analogy is sheep going quietly down an alley to their death, yet the next verse says they are conquerors. So believers need not mind being meek, quiet, or persecuted, and they can endure without squealing like a hog, because in the end they are more than conquerors through the One who loved them. Les adds that this is not accomplished by the energy of the flesh, for we are nothing. Paul says he was persuaded, totally convinced. He contrasts that with King Agrippa, who said almost Paul had persuaded him, but likely never believed.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
More Questions
Why don't Christians have to mind suffering persecution quietly?
Christians don't need to mind being meek, quiet, or coming under persecution without complaining, because in the end they will be more than conquerors through the One who loved them.
How can believers be called conquerors when they are led like sheep to the slaughter?
Those who are led like sheep to the slaughter are nevertheless conquerors — that is the analogy — since the next verse says we are conquerors.