Some will say that Paul’s warning was a negative confession and should not have been spoken. Some Church Growth “experts” tell us we will never grow a church by telling people at the outset that when they become believers in Jesus Christ, they will face opposition from Satan and secular society. Instead, they say we should keep it positive. Promise them peace and prosperity or health and wealth, but never tell them that in the world there will be tribulation or that those who live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
