Estado Islámico crucifica cristianos que no negaron el nombre de Jesús: Estado Islámico y crucifica cristianos que no negaron el nombre de Jesús El Estado Islámico registró otro episodio de persecución a cristianos al ejecutar un grupo de fieles que, orando el Padre Nuestro, se negó a negar el nombre de Jesús. El caso se registró en Siria la semana pasada. Entre los doce fieles que […]
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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