Religious Liberty - Scripture
What does the Lord require?
He has told you men what is good and what it is the LORD requires of you: Only to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.Micah 6:8 (HCSB)
We are one in Christ.
There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.Galatians 3:28 (HCSB)
With God there are no favorites.
Then Peter began to speak: "In truth, I understand that God doesn't show favoritism...Acts 10:34-35 (HCSB)
They will persecute you.
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love [you as] its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you. Remember the word I spoke to you: 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours.John 15:18-20 (HCSB)
Love your enemies.
You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.Matthew 5:43-45 (HCSB)
We are persecuted but not abandoned.
We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus' life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.2 Corinthians 4: 8-11 (HCSB)
When I am weak, I am strong.
So because of Christ, I am pleased in weaknesses, in insults, in catastrophes, in persecutions, and in pressures. For when I am weak, then I am strong.2 Corinthians 12:10 (HCSB)
Blessed are those who are persecuted.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me. Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.Matthew 5:10-12 (HCSB)