"These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service." (John 16:1-2)

When some people are converted they make the mistake of thinking that the battle is over and the victory is already won. However, after serving Christ for a few months, they realize that conversion is like enlisting in the army. There is a battle at hand and many more to follow.

Acts 14:21-22 says, "And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, 'We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.'"