En esos días, Augusto, el emperador de Roma, decretó que se hiciera un censo en todo el Imperio romano. (Este fue el primer censo que se hizo cuando Cirenio era gobernador de Siria). Todos regresaron a los pueblos de sus antepasados a fin de inscribirse para (Lucas 2:1-7 NTV) Dios se encargó de quedara registro de este gran acontecimiento que hasta censo se hizo. Gloria a Dios por su hijo Jesús. Orar sin cesar 2014!!
The Danger in Being a Christian: It began as a Jewish sect; fierce persecution only helped it spread Today's reading: 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, St...
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