Jesus promised, “You will be hated... because of My name,” (Mark 13.13).Christians are “hated,” but not always for the right reasons. Religious hypocrites, insensitive Bible-thumpers, and wacky Jesus cults earn the hatred they get.
But not all Christ-followers miss the mark. Some sincerely “desire to live godly in Christ Jesus” but, according to the Bible, these believers too “will be hated” and “persecuted” (2nd Timothy 3.12). Hatred is a form of persecution.
