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@keithprosser
It really goes deeper than that.
We suffer for the sake of The Truth.
Because we know The Truth is Salvation.
The Truth is rejected. Those who reject The Truth place their faith in lying vanities, and thus forsakes their own salvation.
What am I doing? Giving good news to those who believe, and a warning to those who reject. To those who reject, you are making a very big mistake.
And fewer things fortify one's faith like seeing how people reject The Truth. If it was not even known that I was a Christian, people would still reject The Truth. I know, because I have done many experiments that have proven this very conclusively to me.
Besides that, what have I been saying this whole time?
Love The Ultimate Reality in Spirit and in Truth. Not through the acquisition of facts, trivia, and knowledge, but through the purifying of one's heart, mind, and intentions. Through the cleansing of the nous.
How can there be any doubt that this is true religion? Yet every one of you prefer your darkness to the light. To your own condemnation, and one that you bring on yourselves. Do not blame God, who has given you many warnings and has freely offered salvation to all those who turn to Him.