Natural response: Fear and worry
Possible pressures: Threats (10:26)
Needed truth: The truth will be revealed (10:26).
Natural response: Fear and worry
Possible pressures: Physical harm (10:28); public ridicule (10:22)
Needed truth: Our soul cannot be harmed (10:28); God himself will acknowledge us if we acknowledge him (10:32).
Natural response: Fear and worry
Possible pressures: Rejection by loved ones (10:34-37)
Needed truth: God's love can sustain us (10:31).
Jesus helped his disciples prepare for the rejection many of them would experience by being Christians. Being God’s person will usually create reactions from others who are resisting him.