"To the twelve tribes which are scattered
abroad..."(James 1:1)
Persecution
against the Christian community may scatter the saints but it will not silence
their voice. They will be like scattered embers from a burning brush pile; the
more you try to put out the fire the farther it spreads.
When
Stephen was martyred the Bible says, “And
at that time there was great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;
and they were all scattered abroad. Therefore
they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word."
(Acts 8:1, 4)
Co-existence
with the world will silence a church's witness or an individual believer's
witness far more quickly than persecution against the church by unbelievers. First century persecution against the Lord's
churches was like fanning the fire and many more churches came into existence
as a result.
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