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christian persecution

  1. Christsfreeservant

    They Will Cast Us Off

    An Original Work / January 24, 2025 Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
  2. Christsfreeservant

    We are Treated as Impostors

    “We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    We Did Not Yield in Submission

    “Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. And from those...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Fully Ready

    An Original Work / June 19, 2013 Based off Acts 20-22,26; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8 Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I’m fully ready to suffer for Christ. If I must die for the sake of His name, I am convinced it will not be in vain. Glory to God and to His Son Jesus, Who has...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Humble and Contrite

    Psalms 66:8-12 ESV “Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Not Peace, But a Sword

    “I came to cast fire on the earth and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there...
  7. AlexB23

    Pakistan sucks for Christians

    Hello folks. Now, I do not like judging an entire country, as there are good people from every country (good people make up a majority of people), but Pakistan must suck to live in as a Christian. What are your thoughts on Pakistan? Also, @Lady Bug , as you or your folks emigrated from Pakistan...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Blessed are the Persecuted of God

    “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Serving to Advance the Gospel

    “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    A Cup of Suffering

    Clean in heart from the start, Your new life in Christ. Crystal clear what is dear, Faith not taken heist. Sin not found in your life, For you died to all. Christ in you, all things new, Christ is ALL IN ALL. Crucified Him to sin, His blood shed for you. Walk with Him, holiness, To Him say, “I...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    We are Destined for Persecutions

    “Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Songs in the Night

    As I was writing the words to this song, as the Lord Jesus was giving them to me, I was picturing in my mind the persecuted church throughout the world, either in prison or in hiding, singing songs of praise to their God for his great salvation. I pictured that the night truly symbolized a...
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    Islamic Couple in Indonesia Angry and Disallow Christian Family from Singing

    Sourced from the Instagram account of a humanitarian activist in Indonesia. A Christian family who was singing Christian spiritual songs in their house was approached and shouted at by a pair of Muslim women and men. This incident occurred at PCI Cerme Indah Housing, Gresik Regency, East Java...
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    Catholic Students in Tangerang, Indonesia Beaten and Stabbed with Knives While Praying Together by Muslims

    Catholic Students in Tangerang, Indonesia Beaten and Stabbed with Knives While Praying Together by Muslims A group of Catholic students at Pamulang University were beaten and stabbed with knives while praying by a mob of Muslims who did not like their prayer activities. This incident was...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Be Prepared to Make a Defense

    “Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    All Through the Night

    “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Be Like Cain

    “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do not be surprised, brothers...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Greatly Have They Afflicted Me

    “’Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth’— let Israel now say— ‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.’ The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked...
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    Indonesian Riau Christians Prohibited from Celebrating Christmas

    A letter containing the prohibition on celebrating Christmas 2023 and New Year in the Merbau Village area was widely circulated and made the community anxious. The official letter with the village logo was signed by the Head of Merbau Village, Pelalawan, Riau Kasmiran on December 22. The...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Why Do You Hate?

    Why do you hate her so much? Why must sin now be your crutch? Why do you go on from day after day Lying and cheating and floundering away? Why must you lie through your teeth? Why must you live low, beneath? Why do you keep on in your masquerades? Why must you live as though life is charades...