Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
See, if you're persecuted for your faults, there's no glory in that.
If you go out and steal and get thrown in jail, you're like, you know, Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Remember my bonds. Amen.
No, that's not going to work.
If you go out and you're out soul-winning preaching the gospel, let's say you're doing missions or whatever,
or just preaching anything in the Bible gets you in trouble and gets you arrested like it did when John the Baptist preached about divorce and remarriage,
and he got thrown in jail and eventually got his head cut off.
You know, if you preach the word of God, if you're reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye, the Bible says.
So hey, you're blessed if you're persecuted for righteousness' sake.
Yours is the kingdom of heaven.