2010-09-08T14:42:07-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/martyr/ http://truewoman.com/?id=972 2010-09-08T14:42:07-05:00 When I consider these men and women who smiled at a death that held no power over them, who longed for the Messiah from afar, who welcomed the opportunity to die as martyrs and lived as though this world had no grip on them—it humbles me. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev%206:9-11&version=NIV 2009-09-25T09:40:51-05:00 This passage from Revelation describes the special value God places on those who have lost their lives because of their faith. How much longer will God's children suffer and die, they ask, before He returns to set the world right? http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%207:54-60&version=NIV 2009-09-11T10:23:02-05:00 One of the first martyrs to die for his faith in Christ was Stephen, who was seized by his enemies, put on trial, and stoned. Even as he was murdered, Stephen asked God to forgive his killers. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Russian.pdf 2009-03-25T14:05:01-05:00 Russian: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/japanese/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Japanese.pdf 2009-03-11T16:17:18-05:00 Japanese: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hebrew/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Hebrew.pdf 2009-02-26T12:44:06-05:00 Hebrew: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hindi/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Hindi.pdf 2008-06-03T11:48:18-05:00 Hindi: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/arabic/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Arabic.pdf 2008-06-02T10:31:09-05:00 Arabic: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/tagalog/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Tagalog.pdf 2008-05-22T19:51:24-05:00 Tagalog: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/spanish/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Spanish.pdf 2008-05-22T13:22:00-05:00 Spanish: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.