J.C. Ryle tells us that we should have patience under persecution because this was a cup that Jesus drank of Himself. A servant is not greater than his master. If they will persecute and oppose the very Son of God, then who are we to think that we will avoid persecution. We go into the World and we take the Word of God with us. The World hates us for bringing the Word and proclaiming it to them. Those who are Christ's people will hear it, but the world will reject it.
