“If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you — the disciples' alienation from the world is the condition of their election by Jesus. To choose the kingdom of God is necessarily to step outside the world's logic and values; the world recognizes in the disciples a refusal to play by its rules and retaliates with hatred. This is not a reason for despair but for clarity: the disciples know whose they are and can endure opposition with the confidence of those chosen by God.
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John 15:19
“If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you — the disciples' alienation from the world is the condition of their election by Jesus. To choose the kingdom of God is necessarily to step outside the world's logic and values; the world recognizes in the disciples a refusal to play by its rules and retaliates with hatred. This is not a reason for despair but for clarity: the disciples know whose they are and can endure opposition with the confidence of those chosen by God.
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If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you — the disciples' alienation from the world is the condition of their election by Jesus. To choose the kingdom of God is necessarily to step outside the world's logic and values; the world recognizes in the disciples a refusal to play by its rules and retaliates with hatred. This is not a reason for despair but for clarity: the disciples know whose they are and can endure opposition with the confidence of those chosen by God.