April 19, 2022 
The result has been . . .
(Arthur Pink, “An Exposition of the Gospel of John”)
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first.Ā If youĀ belongedĀ to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen youĀ outĀ of the world.Ā That is why the world hates you!”Ā John 15:18-19Ā
“Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you!” 1 John 3:13Ā
The professing Church has boasted that it would convert the world. To accomplish this aim, it has sought to “popularize” religion. Innumerable devices have been employedĀ to attract the ungodly–many of which even a sense of propriety should have suppressed!Ā
The result has beenĀ that the world has converted the professing Church!Ā
But notwithstanding this, it still remains true thatĀ the world hates the true followers of the Lamb.Ā And nowhere is this more plainly evident, than in those who belong to what we may termĀ the religious world!
If you resolve that by Divine grace you will live godly in Christ Jesus, then know that persecution must be your portion. And that persecution will come upon you not from atheists and infidels, but from those bearing theĀ nameĀ of Christians. It will issue from those who still keep up a form (or semblance) of godliness, but who are strangers to its living power. It will come to you from empty professors whose compromising ways are condemned by your refusal to conform thereto; whose worldliness and carnality is rebuked by your spirituality.Ā
Remember, it was theĀ religious leadersĀ who hounded the Savior to His death!
Ā “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ JesusĀ willĀ be persecuted!” 2 Timothy 3:12Ā
iChristian 
This. Right. Here! Well said. What is amazing is that so many are in denial while actively doing the things you mentioned. Either they know and think they will get a āpassā or they donāt truly realize that they are maintaining the status quo of the āworldā, fueling it, all while preaching a different mission. Thank you for sharing this message. It may go straight over the heads of those who choose not to think. Thank goodness this will be archived for them to come back to when theyāre ready š
The truth if ever told—the church persecuted Jesus! — Blessings and Peace!