Leer hoy: Hechos 13:1-25, 13:26-52; Josué 18,19,20,21; Job 29,30. Pido oración por mi hermano Hernan Correa por su dolor de espalda. Pido por el cumpleaños de mi Tia Siqui, gloria a Dios por este año. Pido oración por la familia mi Tio Lalo falleció el día de ayer. Por mis jóvenes que están en finales que recuerden lo estudiado. Por un amigo de la infancia Joel Jimenez problemas personales. Por las Iglesias. Mas bien, al vivir la verdad con amor, Efesios 4:15. Orar sin cesar!! Dios los bendiga!! Amen!!
The Danger in Being a Christian: It began as a Jewish sect; fierce persecution only helped it spread
Acts 8 Acts 8:1 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. In some countries, a person who becomes a Christian forfeits a good education and job. And in a few countries, a person who converts risks his or her life. One church historian estimates that more Christians were martyred in the twentieth century than in all preceding centuries put together. Yet, strangely, more often than not, intense persecution of Christians leads to a spurt of growth in the church. An ancient saying expresses this phenomenon: “The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church.” The First Big Advance For a while, the new faith enjoyed popular favor. But very soon it involved grave risk. In the book of Acts, the persecution that produced the first Christian martyr, Stephen, ironically brought about the advance of Christianity outside its Jewish base. Forced out of stormy Jerusalem, the scatterin...
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