No agravien al Espíritu Santo de Dios, con el cual fueron sellados para el día de la redención. Abandonen toda amargura, ira y enojo, gritos y calumnias, y toda forma de malicia. Más bien, sean bondadosos y compasivos unos con otros, y perdónense mutuamente, así como Dios los perdonó a ustedes en Cristo. (Efesios 4:30-32 NVI) Hay que reconocer que cada vez que pecamos o hacemos algo mal en contra del prójimo ofendemos al Espíritu Santo y a nuestra relación con Dios. Sigue el pasaje diciendo que debemos empezar hacer. Búscalo en la Biblia es sorprendente las cosas que vas a encontrar. Pido oración por Evelyn Medina, la operan de cáncer en un riñón y por Jirehily Mar que Dios la proteja de todo el procedimiento y esta tremenda infección. Orar sin cesar!! Dios te bendiga! Amén
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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