Cuando tenemos una relación directamente con Dios podemos hablar como David que decía: Te he visto en tu santuario y he contemplado tu poder y tu gloria. Tu amor inagotable es mejor que la vida misma, ¡cuánto te alabo! Te alabaré mientras viva, a ti levantaré mis manos en oración. Tú me satisfaces más que un suculento banquete; te alabaré con cánticos de alegría. Recostado, me quedo despierto pensando y meditando en ti durante la noche. Como eres mi ayudador, canto de alegría a la sombra de tus alas. (Salmos 63:2-7 NTV)
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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