Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, ~ 2 Timothy 1:8
This is a very disturbing thing; that there is a damning sin among unredeemed people, and that is the sin of being ashamed of Christ. Those people who as a life pattern want nothing to do with Christ, and are not willing to confess Him before men and take whatever opposition and take whatever hostility and take whatever rejection may come, will find some day when Jesus comes that He will not consider them to belong to Him at all. At His return He will reject them and be ashamed of them. He would be embarrassed to have any association with those who were embarrassed to have any association with Him. He would be ashamed to allow into His heaven anyone who was ashamed of Him, and they will be consigned to eternal hell for He will not allow in His presence one who does not desire to confess His name.
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