A hostile Cincinnati crowd jeers Jackie Robinson as he takes the field in 1947—and in the middle of it, a teammate walks over, puts an arm around his shoulders, and just stands there with him. The jeering didn't stop, but now it had two targets instead of one. Davey uses that moment to frame Jesus' blunt warning to His disciples: following Him isn't a prosperity plan, it's an invitation into the same hatred the world had for Him. No sugarcoating here—Davey makes clear real love for Jesus can cost a job, a friendship, even a life. So what actually gets a believer through that?
How to Handle the World's Hatred
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