262nd Post Jesus Said on the Kingdom of God Con't. - Matthew 10:32 -3 3

Matthew 10: 32 - 33; Luke 12: 8 - 9. "Confess Me before men, and I will confess you before My Father."
Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
This was spoken by Jesus soon after he sent the 12 disciples out by themselves to witness on their own, they were to go out two by two.
This was 1.1/2 to two years into His earthly ministry. Jesus has been telling his disciples that the world hates Him, and will hate them also because they are teaching about Him. This is still a test for all people who witness for Jesus Christ, even today. The world still hates Jesus and everyone who follows Him. This can be a stumbling block for people trying to witness to unbeliever's today. The fear of ridicule by others can be quite intimidating. I believe this is the passage that the early Church Martyrs thought of when their accusers asked them if they wanted to recant their earlier beliefs and say that Jesus "Is not the Son of God". These people refused to change their story, even with the threat of death. If you doubt your faith, or think Jesus is not Who He Said He Was, you should look at a copy of "The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs" by John Foxe. It is a chronicle of how the early martyrs died for standing up for Jesus. They would not have done this for a lie. The people listed really lived and died, just like Jesus really lived and died. The Word of God is just that "THE WORD OF GOD"!!!