What is suitable for us who have been called out into Christ is godly, righteous character. This is not automatic, but must be the direction our lives are going. Real believers know this, agree it is truth, and together pursue knowing and living the truths in the Bible. We also should not fear those who scoff at the truth of Christ, since they fight Him in us. This proves we are His also. So we who live right in Jesus suffer persecution from those at odds with Him - both inside and outside the church buildings we attend.
Philippians 1:27-30
27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. 29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, 30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
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