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persecution

  1. Christsfreeservant

    He Opens Prison Doors

    Many signs and wonders were being done by the apostles. More than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women. And many people were being healed of their sicknesses and their afflictions. Acts 5:17-18 ESV “But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Not of this World

    Summary John 17:1-13 Jesus Christ, God the Son, was praying to God the Father. This is while Jesus was still on the earth. But he was getting ready to go to his death on a cross for the salvation of human souls in order that he might deliver us from our slavery to sin and grant us eternal life...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    According to His Plan

    Acts 4 Summary (quoted passages in ESV) John and Peter were proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, and they were instrumental in the healing of a man lame from birth. The rulers in the temple of God were annoyed with them, though, so they arrested them and put them in custody for the next day...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    We Cannot but Speak

    Summary Acts 3 (quotations in the ESV) Peter and John, the Lord’s disciples, were instrumental of God in the healing of a man who was lame from birth. The people were amazed at this, so Peter let them know that this man was not healed by their power. It was by faith in the name of Jesus Christ...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    They Will Think Us Odd

    Psalms 119:17-18 ESV “Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” I am seventy years old. That is a lifetime. I am amazed that I survived my childhood, let alone adulthood, but God had a plan...
  6. calmlady

    Persecuted Christian youth

    Maybe could suggest any interesting books/articles about persecuted Christian youth in the past/present days?
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Hated for Telling the Truth

    John 15:18-19 ESV “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” Followers of Jesus This is Jesus...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Demonstrate Repentance by Deeds

    Summary Acts 24:1-26:11 ESV The Apostle Paul was under arrest. He was being accused falsely before Governor Felix. He was accused of being a plague, “one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,” and of being one who attempted...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Our Sufficiency is From God

    Paul and Timothy were suffering affliction for their faith and for their testimonies for Jesus Christ and for his gospel of salvation. They were sharing abundantly in Christ’s sufferings. Their affliction was great, and at one point they were so severely burdened beyond their own strength that...
  10. principiaxxi

    Notes of the First Council of Nicaea considering christian persecutions

    First of all I would like to talk about the situation in wich the council took place, and for that I would need to mention some things about the Roman Empire The Tetrarchy is the term adopted to describe the system of government of the ancient Roman Empire instituted by Roman EmperorDiocletian...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Are You Weary?

    Galatians 6:9-10 NIV “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” For what reasons might we become weary...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Hearts, Words, Thinking

    Psalms 19:14 ESV “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Acceptable Words What are acceptable words in God’s sight? They are good and holy, approved by God, pleasing to him, and agreeable to him. They are...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Doing Good, Not Evil

    Romans 12:14-16 ESV “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.” Bless, Don’t Curse What does it mean...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Persecuted for Telling the Truth

    Psalms 40:9-10 “I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD. I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Flee! Stand Firm!

    I Take Refuge Psalm 11:1-3 ESV “In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain, for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; if the foundations are destroyed...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Suffering for His Sake

    Philippians 1:12-14 ESV “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...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Suffering Not Without Purpose

    Romans 5:3-5 ESV “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been...
  18. P

    When You Are Afraid Of Your Father's House(13) - Faith For Good Times(2)

    will start today's article on the note on which it ended: it's spiritual mediocrity to make excuse for our lack of faith even in times of crisis. For David said, "when my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that is higher than I"! It is during the storms of life and crisis of life that we...
  19. ZNP

    Acts 8 -- What Can Stand In The Way Of The Gospel?

    8 And Saul approved of their killing him. Just like those that approved of the crucifixion of Jesus. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Psalm 80:1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    But for the Will of God

    Suffering in The Flesh 1 Peter 4:1-2 ESV “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of...