Belief in Christ does not mean that we will be free of problems including persecution. Persecution of Christians begins here with the stoning of Stephen and continues to today. You will notice that Saul was doing a lot of the persecution. He believed that he was doing what God wanted. That's been one of the problems with persecution also from the beginning. We think of the Roman persecution of Christians, but what of persecution of one Christian group against another as in Northern Ireland, of the persecution of Jews and Christians during the Holocaust, or in the boardrooms of businesses and the neighborhoods of some of our cities today. Persecution goes on, often in very subtle ways. But overt or subtle, this is not the will of God. Saul came to realize that he was not doing God's will. The Romans failed to stop the spread of the Christian church. And one of the positive effects of destroying the church in Jerusalem was that the disciples and others who fled, actually carried the gospel message to more and diverse areas of the world. Instead of Christianity being a religion of an isolated part of the Roman Empire, it flowed forward until it covered the earth.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
The Lord promises to lead and to guide His people. He doesn’t make it difficult for us to find Him and His will. On the contrary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His will if necessary. If we really want to do His will He promises to make it clear to us. God is great in the powerful name of Jesus Amen!!
Biden calls Trump’s Ukraine policy modern-day appeasement of Russia
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