Attitude of Christians towards their Persecutors (Matthew 5:43-48; John 15:18-25)
One of the attitudes of Christians toward their persecutors is prayer. The Christian has to pray to God for grace to love and bless them that persecute him.
The love will enable him to do good to them that hate him and pray for them not to curse them. So, it is a great duty of all Christian, to love their enemies. We should have compassion on them and pray to God to forgive them and change them for them.
Another attitude of Christians towards their persecutors is to endure , for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was also persecuted yet He endured the persecution and prayed for their forgiveness. He had power and authority to call on legion of angels to punish them, but He endured. By this, He has left us example to follow.
After the Christian has prayed and endured, yet the persecution becomes unbearable, he should relocate. Jesus enjoins his disciples to relocate to other places at the heat of persecution. He said, “But when they persecute you in this city, flee you into another..” This attitude helps a Christian to be wise as serpents and hamless as doves.