Leer hoy: Juan 18:19-39, 19:1-16; 2 Crónicas 27,28,29; Salmos 84,85. Nada hagáis por contienda o por vanagloria; antes bien con humildad, estimando cada uno a los demás como superiores a él mismo; no mirando cada uno por lo suyo propio, sino cada cual también por lo de los otros. Haya, pues, en vosotros este sentir que hubo también en Cristo Jesús, (FILIPENSES 2:3-5 RVR60) Pido por las personas que hoy tienen que salir fuera de la ciudad. Pido por la reunión del Sábado. Gloria a Dios por este ministerio que a reunido uno de los mejores grupos de oración . El blog Jóvenes para Cristo a llegado a 14,271 pageviews a nivel mundial. A Dios toda la Gloria. Dios te bendiga!! hoy tenemos nuevas fuerzas para seguir tu obra.. 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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