2009-09-27T20:23:01-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/despised/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%201:27-29&version=NIV 2009-09-27T20:23:01-05:00 God didn't reveal his plan of redemption through beautiful or powerful things, but through weak and despised people--specifically Jesus Christ, who didn't match up to what most people were looking for in a mighty, glorious Savior. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:18&version=NIV 2009-09-11T08:56:56-05:00 Christians can expect to be rejected and even hated by the sinful world around them. But we aren't to lose heart when this happens--after all, it happened to Jesus before it happened to us. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=834 2008-01-08T09:26:18-05:00 Coward! That seems to be a despicable word. A coward is someone who is afraid to show his allegiance when it costs something, who fears to confess allegiance to his social class, nation or to a certain group and its principles when they are despised...