The Bride of Christ: Strange Things are Happening Every Day

Paul’s hope was in Jesus Christ, and he was not conformed to the philosophy and beliefs of this world. And that is not all. Paul says we are “persecuted,” oppressed, downtrodden, and mistreated, “but not forsaken” (2 Corinthians 4:9). We are not deserted or rejected, which is strange to the world, but not to the Body of Christ.