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What Is A Martyr? The Piece Missing From Our Modern Definition

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Pastor Foley

What is a martyr? There is a general consensus as to the meaning of the word today, which can be found everywhere from Wikipedia to academia. First, Wikipedia: A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, “witness”; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who … 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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