To suffer for the Name is to bear reproach because of Jesus.
They left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
The apostles left the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. The Lord tells Ananias that He will show Paul how much he must suffer for the name. Peter says if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but to glorify God in that name. This is not suffering for wrongdoing. It is dishonor, beating, and loss because the name is Jesus. The church does not seek the pain. It does not deny the name to escape it.
- The council charged them not to speak in the name. They rejoiced to suffer for it.
- Paul’s call includes the suffering. The Lord names it before the journeys.
- Peter separates suffering as a Christian from suffering as a murderer or a thief.
Worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
How much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
If anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed.
- Suffering for the name is dishonor because of Jesus.
- The apostles rejoiced that they were counted worthy of it.
- The Lord told Paul he must suffer for the name.
- Peter says not to be ashamed if you suffer as a Christian.
- Suffering for evil is not this.
- The name is Jesus. The pain is not the glory. The name is.
- The Name – Jesus.
- The Council – They rejoiced.
- The Call – Paul must suffer.
- The Distinction – Not as a wrongdoer.
- The Charge – Do not be ashamed.
- The Church – Holds the name.
- Acts 5:40-41 – “They beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.”
- Acts 9:16 – “I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
- 1 Peter 4:14 – “If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.”
- 1 Peter 4:15-16 – “Let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed.”
- Philippians 1:29 – “It has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake.”
- Matthew 5:11 – “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.”
- Acts 4:18 – “They called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”
- 2 Timothy 3:12 – “All who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”
- Revelation 2:13 – “You hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas.”
- Matthew 10:22 – “You will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
Rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
If anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed.
Suffering for the name is for Jesus. Not for wrongdoing. Do not be ashamed of the name.
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