Pestilent Fellow
The Holy Spirit warned the Apostle Paul that bonds and afflictions awaited him wherever he went as a Christian. And they did. He was persecuted almost everywhere he preached. The Bible tells that his hearers "opposed him, abused him, and blasphemed." In another place, they were "full of wrath." He was stoned and left for dead, beaten with "many stripes," and "thrown out of the region." He was called a "pestilent fellow," a "mover of sedition," and a "ringleader" of a "sect." He was smacked in the mouth. And he was nearly "pulled in pieces" after preaching. The Bible tells us, "All who live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." If we are not suffering persecution, then we may not be living godly in Christ Jesus. Or we may not even be preaching the same message that Paul preached. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
