TITLE: When Persecution Comes TEXT: Romans 12:17-21

When persecution comes…

1 NEVER TAKE REVENGE: LEAVE IT WITH THE LORD – V.17,19

1 Peter 2:22-23 - He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten….

1 Peter 2:22-23 - “He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.”

Wayne Grudem – “When Peter calls God the one who judges justly it suggests that Jesus was conscious that God, as Judge, would either repay the wrongdoer justly, or would forgive because the punishment would be taken by Jesus himself on the cross. This knowledge that God will ultimately right all wrongs is essential to a Christian response to suffering…”

2 PURSUE PEACE: AS MUCH AS IT DEPENDS ON YOU – V.17-18

3 BE LIKE JESUS: OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD – V.19-21