Leer hoy: Romanos 5; 1 Samuel 14; Salmos 59. Confió en Dios y alabo su palabra; confió en Dios y no siento miedo. Salmos 56:4. Glorifico a Dios por todo lo que hace en la vida de cada uno de mis hermanos y los cambios en las familias y en el crecimiento de la Iglesia. Estando en la lucha se que estoy haciendo la obra de Dios. Tengan mucho cuidado cuando todo este en silencio, y nada este ocurriendo a su alrededor. Si eso le esta pasando a usted es hora de examinarse porque algo anda mal. 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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