Category Archives: persecution

What Is The Relationship Between God And Government When It Comes To Protecting Persecuted Christians?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pastor Foley

Writes R.C. Sproul, “Most Christians salute the sovereignty of God, but believe in the sovereignty of man.” That’s the quote that keeps coming to my mind as I think about the ways we Christians are tempted to construe the relationship … Continue reading →

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Christian Persecution Is Not An Occasion For Outrage And Government Intervention But For Revealing God’s Great Love For His Enemies

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Pastor Foley

“Satan keeps people in darkness by means of their fear of death,” writes Josef Ton, the distinguished octogenarian Romanian theologian and author of the seminal Suffering, Martyrdom, and Rewards in Heaven. “When a witness to Christ demonstrates that she is … Continue reading →

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The Three Wrong Responses Christians Make To Persecution And The One Right Response

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Pastor Foley

How should churches respond when governments oppose and outlaw them and their message? Many Pentecostal Christians in Eastern Europe responded to religiously repressive Marxist governments in three erroneous ways, while others found and embraced one productive and biblical path. That … Continue reading →

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