tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post7690557948863068731..comments2023-09-07T04:43:10.746-04:00Comments on Building His Body: Religious PersecutionAnne Lang Bundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-45221054951338870732013-05-29T18:08:16.270-04:002013-05-29T18:08:16.270-04:00I did see, Mary, the response you received. It was...I did see, Mary, the response you received. It was interesting that you addressed your remarks specifically to Christians, and received the comments you did from Christians and non-Christians alike. (By non-Christians I refer to those who deny Jesus is God or deny the Bible is God's Word, since many people consider themselves Christians more generically.) I've noticed that numerous Psalms refer specifically to the persecution of slander, which is, indeed, a thrashing.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-1881876310523350872013-05-24T04:53:17.545-04:002013-05-24T04:53:17.545-04:00I always hope and pray that I will be able to with...I always hope and pray that I will be able to withstand any and all persecution for the sake of Jesus and His Kingdom. As you know, when I posted what God’s position is on homosexuality recently, I received quite a thrashing myself. I must have said something right to receive the hateful comments that I did... So be it. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249781779587825262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-83656666376246402112013-05-21T12:17:41.138-04:002013-05-21T12:17:41.138-04:00True that, Nataša. And when escape is not an optio...True that, Nataša. And when escape is not an option, faith is not enough. We need divine empowerment to persevere, to love our persecutor as Jesus loves.<br /><br />I pray you will be encouraged by the piece I just posted in follow-up to this, "<a href="http://building-his-body.blogspot.com/2013/05/answers-for-religious-persecution.html" rel="nofollow">Answers for Religious Persecution</a>." And I pray that you intimately know our Lord, His comfort, and His strength as you persevere.<br /><br />Love,<br />AnneAnne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-40526469163069731252013-05-18T15:34:22.353-04:002013-05-18T15:34:22.353-04:00The most painful is when you are persecuted by tho...The most painful is when you are persecuted by those who are closest to you. Unfortunately, Jesus tells us that this will be so, and from that we can not escape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com