The Beatitudes - Persecuted for Righteousness
Matthew 5:10–12
About the persecution:
1. It has a cause (v 10)
2. It separates you (v 10)
3. It is a certainty (v 11)
4. It associates you (v 11)
5. It is not personal (vs 11-12)
6. It benefits you (v 12)
Responding to persecution:
1. Expect it (v 12)
2. Exult in it (vs 13 - 14)
3. Examine it (v 15)
4. Embrace it (v 16)
