Tag: persecution
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Promises for a Ruined Reputation
You may be reading this because you know the huge pain of a ruined reputation. The Bible doesn’t shy away from how difficult this experience is: Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. (Psalm 69:20) Here,…
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You Can’t Stop God’s Word
You can scatter Christians.You can shut down the church.You can try to silence the preacher. But you can’t stop God’s Word: …the word of God increased and multiplied. (Acts 12:24) Persecuting the church doesn’t slow the Word. It’s one of the ways God spreads it. You can ban the Bible.You can censor Biblical ideas.You can…
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Why the Crowd Is Wrong
There are so many churches. So many religions. So many claims. Which one is right? The question is not: Which group is biggest?But rather: What is God actually saying? A wise man called Martin Chemnitz once observed: That is exactly the pressure everyone thinking about “truth” feels today. Our church practices close communion, meaning that…