Posts with the tag “persecution”

“Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols” - Revelation 2:20 Much like the church at Pergamum, the church of Thyatira was commended for their faith, but they had let the world invade their teachings. They condoned false teaching.Jesu...  Read More

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings” - 1 Peter 5:8-9 When have we been persecuted? We might have to dig a little to remember a time when we were put down for being a Christ...  Read More

“Indeed, all who desire to live a goldy life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12).   We’ve all asked the question, “Why do bad things happen?” We especially wonder about this when terrible things happen to good people. When persecution comes, it seems like a horrible punishment because it hurts so bad. Perhaps you’ve been persecuted for the sake of Jesus, or perhaps you wonder why ...  Read More

“You have heard it said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43-4).   A man by the name of Michael Sattler, a devoted Anabaptist in the 16th century, was captured by the Roman Catholic authorities and martyred for his faith in Christ Jesus. He told his friends that while he was being burned at the ...  Read More