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Sep 27, 2024 · How to Remain Faithful When You Are Persecuted for Your Beliefs. Through our prayers and clinging to God’s precious promises through His Word, we are able to stand firm in our faith and speak truth with love and grace. Alicia Searl. Contributing Writer. Updated Sep 27, 2024.
- Respond to Persecution by Affirming Our Commitment to God.
- Respond to Persecution by Affirming Our Commitment to The Lord’s people.
- Conclusion
- Discussion Questions
Persecution will either drive you away from God and cause you to become bitter, or it will drive you closer to God and cause you to become better. We see four ways that these early Christians affirmed their commitment to God:
The apostles were a part of a united, caring, generous fellowship. As soon as they were released, they went to their companions and shared what had happened to them. Luke records that the whole congregation (over 5,000 by this time) was of one heart and soul. They were marked by unusual generosity and care for one another. There are three elements ...
I read of a 19-year-old Christian girl in China who was beaten and thrown into a filthy cell. It was dark, but from the smell she knew that the slimy floor was covered with human excrement. There was no bed or chair. She had to sit and sleep in this filth. She squatted down so that as little of her bleeding body as possible would touch the floor an...
What Scriptures would you use to refute the view that God wants all believers to be healthy and wealthy?Why must we affirm that God is sovereign, even over evil? What are the implications of teaching that evil events are not in God’s sovereign will?Should we give to someone who is being irresponsible with his use of money? What guidelines should we follow?How can we develop a greater sense of community and unity? What are the boundaries of Christian unity?Oct 4, 2020 · Today, circumstances aren’t so dire for most of us—especially in countries where Christianity is widespread. Even so, we struggle with external pressures to downplay or deny our faith and may try to rationalize our choices. After all, for his own safety, even Peter denied knowing Jesus (Luke 22:54-62).
Dec 10, 2018 · To Stand Firm in Difficult Times, We Must Remember the Faithful. You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra.
Jan 11, 2024 · From prayer to outreach, there are things Christians can do for their persecuted brethren. Persecution began soon after the Ascension of Jesus Christ. The first martyr was Stephen, who gave a sermon in the streets. The Jews around him stoned him for blasphemy.
May 5, 1991 · Christ alone has the right and power to forgive our sins and make us right with God (Acts 10:43). So if you have Christ, if you know him and trust him, then no matter how severe the persecution is, no matter how great the suffering of life, you have hope and you have joy.
Mar 17, 2022 · Christians must learn to recognize the value of persecution and even to rejoice in it, not in an ostentatious way but quietly and humbly because persecution has great spiritual value. First, the persecution of Christians allows them to share in a unique fellowship with the Lord.
