What did Paul say God promised us about persecution and the love of Christ?
Paul says God has imparted the promise that persecution is part of what believers may face, and many have gone through it. Yet none of these trials will ever separate us from the love of Christ. This promise stands because His love remains secure through suffering.
Les explains that Paul presents persecution as part and parcel of what God has imparted to believers. The promise is that even though we may have to go through such things—and many have—it will never separate us from the love of Christ. Les contrasts the courage of persecuted believers with modern macho attitudes, noting many stood up for slaughter, burning at the stake, and the rack. He also reminds us that this life at most lasts about 95 to 100 years, while eternity is never-ending.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
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