‘Hated by the world’ (John 15:18-16:4)

About this episode

Ryan Smith discusses how believers should expect to be hated by the world due to their association with Jesus, as outlined in John 15:18-16:4.

In this message, Ryan Smith (AFES worker at La Trobe Uni, Bendigo) shares how as the people of God, believers should expect to be hated by the world… because the world hates Jesus. It’s hate by association. Jesus tells his disciples this in John 15:18-16:4 and he does this ahead of time so that those […]

People in this episode

Guest: Ryan Smith

Topics covered

• hate by association
• believers
• world
• Jesus
• disciples
• expectation

Keywords

• hate
• believers
• world
• Jesus
• disciples
• expectation
• John 15
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AFES, La Trobe Uni, Bendigo Presbyterian Church

Books & works: John 15:18-16:4

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