The Opposed Apostles

Acts 5

Jesus had instructed His disciples to preach about Him, a mission they strove to be faithful to even when their lives were in peril.

Jesus had instructed His followers to be witnesses of the salvation from sin that can be found in Him alone. But Jesus never promised it would be easy; just as Christ experienced rejection and suffering, so will His followers. Suffering for Christ is cause not for despair but rather for joy, knowing that God uses our sufferings, like Christ's, for His glory.

Because Jesus suffered on our behalf, we seek to stand firm for the cause of the gospel in the midst of suffering, praying that God might use all of our adversity to bring glory to Himself.