When believers watch the world there can and often is a sense of jealousy or desire to be with them, or have what they have. The seemingly go about life with little fear and less effort. They enjoy their life with their things and toys. Smiles light their face and sparks ignite their steps ... or so it seems. In our pious efforts to justify our own existence believers toy in our minds that these apostates may party during the day but at night, when no one is looking, they tremble and fear about their own existence. However, although that might be true in some cases, the truth is those who reject truth have no consciousness of it and relax in their own ways. They even go about making the life of believers tough and a suffering act in "their" society. Yet, instead of being jealous of their frivolity and ease we ought to pay attention to Paul's words about this poor souls. We ought to quit looking at them with envy and cry out to them in fear. For if we don't get their attention with the truth of the gospel here is what Paul says, through the Spirit, will happen:
2 Thessalonians 1:6-8
For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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