Dios quiere que usted tenga
una familia espiritual en una iglesia local. No se puede esperar de un bebé
pequeño que se alimente por sí mismo, se cambie el pañal, y aprenda todas las
cosas que necesita saber como un adulto. Así mismo, Dios sabe que necesita la
guía de un pastor, el cuidado de otros cristianos, y la seguridad y el apoyo de
una buena iglesia para ayudarle a crecer como cristiano. Escuche lo que la
Biblia dice al respecto: "Dos son mejor que uno, porque sacan más provecho
de sus afanes. Si uno de ellos se tropieza, el otro lo levanta. ¡Pero ay de
aquel que tropieza y no hay quien lo levante! Si dos se acuestan juntos,
mutuamente se calientan; pero uno...
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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