Today, we’re tackling a question nobody wants to talk about but every believer must face: Why does the world hate Christianity? Why aren’t we just ignored or disagreed with—why are we targeted, marginalized, rejected outright? Paul M. Neuberger pulls back the curtain on 2,000 years of pushback. From the Roman Colosseum to today’s corporate boardroom—the face of opposition changes, but the mission stays the same.
Because at the center of every act of ridicule, every moment of contempt, every time the mob tells you to sit down and shut up—one truth stands: Jesus is STILL Lord. The world hates what it cannot control. Faithfulness has always been more important than popularity.
So when your moment of truth comes when your integrity, your courage, your commitment to Christ is put to the test—what will YOU do?
Lock in. Open your Bible. This one’s going to be raw, real, and relentlessly committed to the truth.
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you." —John 15:18-19
Episode Highlights
14:48 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Now think about that one. Cultures change, governments change, trends change. Public opinion changes. God changes, never does. That truth is incredibly comforting for believers. It's also incredibly threatening to a culture that wants to redefine everything.
22:11 - You can't kill an idea whose founder walked out of his own grave... The Roman Empire couldn't stop Christianity. Communism couldn't stop Christianity. Dictators couldn't stop Christianity... Christianity was never built upon a political movement. It was built upon a resurrected savior.
46:08 - The hatred directed toward Christianity should not surprise us. Jesus told us it was going to happen. The apostles experienced it. The early church endured it. Faithful believers all throughout history have faced it. And now it's our turn. The goal has never been popularity... The goal has always been faithfulness to Christ.
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