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Nothing good has ever come into the world without opposition, and that is especially true in spiritual matters. -
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The sufferings of Paul are not interruptions to his mission but are intrinsic to it; through them the message of Christ crucified is embodied. -
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The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. -
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The true Church has never sounded out public expectations before launching her mission. Her leaders heard from God, they knew their Lord's will and did it. Their people followed them - sometimes t... -
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Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor. -
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Persecution is one of the natural consequences of living the Christian life. It is to the Christian what “growing pains” are to the growing child. No pain, no development. No suffering, no glory. No s... -
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Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows through persecution ... -
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Carrying the cross does mean following in Jesus' footsteps. And in His footsteps are rejection, brokenheartedness, persecution and death. There are not two Christs - an easy going one for easy goi... -
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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ's followers get from the world. -
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There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution. -
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Persecution is simply the clash between two irreconcilable value-systems. -
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Let us not forget: we are a pilgrim church, subject to misunderstanding, to persecution, but a church that walks serene, because it bears the force of love. -
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Persecution has never hurt the church ... only prosperity. -
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Why would the apostles lie?....Liars always lie for selfish reasons. If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out of it? What they got out of it was misunderstanding, rejection, persecut... -
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I have found truly jubilant Christians only in the Bible, in the Underground Church and in prison. -
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Persecution is never something sought by a Christian. It is the by-product of seeking first the kingdom of God rather than the privileges of the world. -
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At the Nicene Council, an important church meeting in the 4th century A.D., of the 318 delegates attending, fewer than 12 had not lost an eye or lost a hand or did not limp on a leg lamed by torture f... -
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Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution. -
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It is not persecution alone that we ought to fear, not those forces that in open warfare range abroad to overthrow and defeat the servants of God. It is easy enough to be on one’s guard when the dange... -
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Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on. -
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For 86 years I have served Jesus Christ and he has never abandoned me. How could I curse my blessed king and savior? -
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It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of pre... -
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What a beautiful sight it is for God when a Christian mocks…the clatter of the tools of death and the horror of the executioner; when he defends and upholds his liberty in the face of kings and prince... -
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I believe in the sun though it is late in rising. I believe in love though it is absent. I believe in God though He is silent.
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