Los ojos de Jehová están en todo lugar, Mirando a los malos y a los buenos. La lengua apacible es árbol de vida; Mas la perversidad de ella es quebrantamiento de espíritu. El necio menosprecia el consejo de su padre; Mas el que guarda la corrección vendrá a ser prudente. (Proverbios 15:3-5 RVR60) Pido una oración especial por Coralys Bigio y Eric Pastrana ambos tienen cirugía hoy y esperamos que Dios sea el cirujano de ambos junto con los doctores y enfermeros. Y nunca te olvides que Cristo te Ama! Orar sin cesar!! Dios te bendiga!! Gracias!!
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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