How to be a Christian When Persecuted
6/22/20261 hr 3 min
Earlier this month, Jackie found herself at the center of a Threads post that generated a whole lot of conversation. It got her and Preston thinking about the opposition we face as Christians because of a worldview that is confusing to unbelievers.
NOTE: For most of us, the persecution we face is social in nature – that’s different from persecution others face around the world when they risk their lives professing Christ.
As Christians, we’re not supposed to defend ourselves. We’re supposed to preach the gospel and leverage opposition as an opportunity to point others to Jesus. Jackie and Preston discuss a helpful framework for approaching unbelievers, why it’s important to lead with compassion, and the reason why both prayer and patience are required for those conversations.
Scripture References:
- 2 Corinthians 4:4-6
- 1 Peter 3:15-16
- Nehemiah 4:17–18
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First 90 secondsJackie Hill Perry· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Howdy.
Preston Perry· Host0:16
What up, what up?
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:17
Hello.
Preston Perry· Host0:18
Jackie Hill Perry. I was gonna say your, uh, middle name, but I was like, "I don't know if you want me to say that on..."
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:22
Can you put your, like, your neck back?
Preston Perry· Host0:24
My neck all crazy?
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:25
Yeah, it just look, um, loose.
Preston Perry· Host0:28
Yeah, it's one of the- Which is- which would be fine if you were standing. If I was standing.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:31
On the couch, you look, uh, hunky.
Preston Perry· Host0:33
The, the s- the sweater's actually really hard. It's probably not made for, like, sitting down.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:36
No, it's not, it's not made for sitting down.
Preston Perry· Host0:38
Yeah.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:38
That's made for, like, standing up- Yeah, yeah ... where it's just out.
Preston Perry· Host0:40
You all- I see you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, my goodness. I look like I'm one of them 1980 men.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:44
Just tuck it, tu- tuck it here. Yeah.
Preston Perry· Host0:48
This is real time. We ain't gonna take none of this out.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:49
There you go. You keep tucking it in, then pull it back out.
Preston Perry· Host0:52
You do it for me. I don't know what- I don't need to do it.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:54
I mean- I, I don't know what you want me to do. Never mind.
Preston Perry· Host0:55
I can't see myself.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host0:56
I'm saying if you grab the back of your shirt and pull it down, and then sit on it, there you go.
Preston Perry· Host1:02
That- You kept pulling it back down. Oh, I am, I didn't know what you want me to do. I- I'm, I'm just...
Jackie Hill Perry· Host1:05
'Cause them clips, uh, sometimes your, your, your neck just be out. [laughs] And it, it don't be look- [laughs] You be looking like you just woke up. [laughs] And I know you don't mean to look that way, but it's just the positioning of your shirt.
Preston Perry· Host1:14
I thank you for helping me. Thank you for being a helper.
Jackie Hill Perry· Host1:16
Okay. Um, I just wanted to say- [laughs] ... when we be out in the street sometimes, y'all be coming up to us, and y'all call me by my first name, and then y'all call Preston Perry. And by, by