An Update on the Orissa Situation from Gospel For Asia
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Learning about the Persecuted Church
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the...
The Worst Place to be a Christian
The World Watch List is published annually by Open Doors and is a quick way to gauge religious...
Do you truly love your enemies?
Mere Comments links to a moving story of Christian love in action in a Lutheran pastor's account...
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Is Suffering Essential to Faith?
Often in times of trouble we run to God for answers and comfort, and we often emerge from the experience more faithful then we were before; however, I don’t think I’m alone in wondering if pain and suffering are absolutely necessary to our faith in Christ.
http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/20/is-suffering-important-to-faith/
When men hate you - a Christian perspective
Jesus predicted that many Christians would suffer hatred and worse for their faith. He assures believers that God takes note when they are persecuted for their Christian faith.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206:22&version=NIV
Reward in heaven - a Christian perspective
Christians are told to expect abuse and persecution for their faith. When they are persecuted, they are not to respond in kind, but should be patient and gracious, knowing that God will reward them for the suffering they experience in His name.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:11-12&version=NIV
Paul and Silas in the Bible - a Christian perspective
In the course of his missionary travels, Paul was subjected to a great deal of persecution and imprisonment for preaching the Gospel. Here is the famous story of Paul and Silas' imprisonment, all for driving an evil spirit out of a fortune-telling girl.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2016:16-40&version=NIV
Perseverance in the Bible: Romans 5:1-4
The apostle Paul writes that we aren't just to endure suffering and persecution--we're to patiently persevere in the knowledge that God uses trials to shape us into better and more Christlike people.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%205:1-4&version=NIV
Love of Christ in the Bible - a Christian perspective
Paul asks us what can separate us from the love of Christ? We shouldn't let anything earthly stand in the way of our relationship with Christ.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208:35&version=NIV
Trials and tribulations - a Christian perspective
Christians shouldn't be surprised when they're persecuted for their faith, nor should they lose heart when they suffer. Jesus himself suffered--and predicted future suffering--for the sake of the Gospel. We know that God is in control.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev%202:10&version=NIV
Endureth in the Bible - a Christian perspective
Christians will encounter resistance, and sometimes even persecution, for their faith. But God rewards those who endure all the way to the end.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:22&version=KJV
Count it all joy - a Christian perspective
Christians are not just to tolerate misfortune and trials--they're to learn to actually rejoice and give thanks for them, knowing that God uses suffering to produce patience in us.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%201:2-3&version=KJV
Persecuted - a Christian perspective
There's no question that Christians will face resistance for their faith; this passage bluntly states that Christians will be persecuted for their beliefs, and that evil will increase. Christians are called to be faithful nonetheless.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203:12-13&version=NIV
