'persecution' Tagged Posts

'persecution' Tagged Posts

The Persecution of the People of God

Among other things, hatred, hardship and hostility have beaten against the people of God throughout history. The Bible makes it clear that in the Christian life these things are inescapable on this side of glory. Way back in Genesis 4 we learn about the hatred Cain displayed towards his brother Abel. This hatred led to the murder of his very own brother. Why did he do…

This is War!

The devil still fights us. Though he has been defeated by Jesus he goes on to make war on the church (Revelation 12:7f). The devil attacks the church by physical persecution (Revelation 13). But he also attacks the church by the more subtle attack of false teaching, which distorts the truth and takes Jesus’ servants away from him.