Matthew 5:3
How happy are you when they persecute you, insult you and utter every kind of slander against you because of me; be glad to rejoice for your reward is great in heaven. They persecuted the prophets before you in the very same way. These words, brothers and sisters, are not a prescription of what you have to do to get into the kingdom; they are not pre-conditions for kingdom life. They a…
