Be prepared to lose friends as a result of your faith. Embrace and rejoice in this,
because in God’s eyes, this is a blessing.

Mark 13:13
And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life,
which God has promised to those who love him.

Matthew 5: 10-12
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Luke 6:22
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you,
and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

God Will Not Be Mocked

Throughout Scripture we read about scoffers and as time goes on there will be more and more of them. They are everywhere. Go to Youtube and type in, ” Christian vs atheist debate. ”  These atheists mock, scoff and make blasphemous remarks against God. They have no desire to know the truth.

Do not make company with scoffers. If you desire to be a disciple of Christ you will be scoffed at by the world because you take a stand against evil. You will get persecuted for Christ, but there will be a time when every scoffer will be trembling in fear and think back about every idle word that came out of their mouth. God will not be mocked.

The plans for many unbelievers will be to accept Christ on their death bed, but you can’t pull a fast one on God. Many people think, “I’ll scoff now and keep my sins and later I’ll become a Christian.” Many will be in for a rude awaking. A scoffer is a blind man filled with pride who walks with delight on the road to hell. Be very careful because these days many scoffers claim to be Christian.

Some of the text above was taken from BibleGateway.com.

Galatians 6: 7-8
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.