Did you know it can be hazardous as a follower of Jesus? In what way?

Here are the words of Jesus concerning the hazard:

John 15:18 - "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you." 

In civilized nations, the hazard is likely to come from standing for truth and being honest in business and work situations. Problems may come from standing firm with your integrity intact, refusing to give a false report of sales, or profit in the business world. For teachers, it may be difficult to report what a student's score actually is, not what the parents or school administrators would rather that teacher put down. It may be a law enforcement officer faced with being truthful, but it allows a guilty perpetrator to go free. Or a real estate agent being pressured to misrepresent the value of a piece of property. 

In countries where the dominant religion is other than Christianity and is hostile to any beliefs other than those held by the majority of people, Christians and others of different beliefs have lost their lives for no other reason than holding different values and beliefs concerning GOD. 

This hazard has faced GOD's people throughout Bible history, from the time of the prophets to New Testament times when Christians were killed for sport.

Then came the dark ages around 1500-1600 AD in which Christians were killed by the thousands for simply possessing a Bible.

And now in our day and age to avoid hazards at all costs, will we sit silent in the face of evil? Or, take our stand for the Son of GOD and His Word?

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