The Bible Archive

This has absolutely nothing to do with the Bible and everything to do with my Apple products love/hate relationship. I?ve spoken about this in the past to my geek friends and now will do so here. I truly love Apple, but sometimes, in the midst of crisis, I loathe them.

But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life,
purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions,
which happened to me at Antioch, at
Iconium, at Lystra–what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord
delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer
persecution.
(2 Timothy 3:10-12)

At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook
me. May it not be charged against them. But the Lord stood with me and
strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and
that all the Gentiles might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the
lion. And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His
heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
(2 Timothy 4:16-18)

We might ask, "What are you talking about Paul? How can you
have been delivered, if you have suffered? What’s the point? Why bother to be
godly if in the end, you’ll be promised more persecution?"