~ Early Christians Martyred: 3rd Step ~
Introduction ~ In the
early chapters of the Book of Acts we see a typical pattern leading to
martyrdom of an Apostles: 1-Jailed, 2-Commanded, 3-Threatened, 4-Imprisioned,
5-Beatings, and finally 6-Death – promoted to paradise!
Jailed (Step 1) ~ First
they were seized followed by jailing.
Commanded (Step 2) ~ Secondly,
they were commanded to stop telling people about Jesus.
Threatened (Step 3) ~
They were threatened, but let go.
“So they called them and commanded them not to speak
at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to
them, ‘Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to
God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and
heard.’ So when they had further threatened them, they let them go,
finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all
glorified God for what had been done. For the man was over forty years old on
whom this miracle of healing had been performed” (Acts 4:18-22).
Comment ~ “Indeed,
that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell
in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.” Ultimately truth cannot be denied.
That is why atheists and agnostics exist—they fight against Truth. Are their
groups fighting against the tooth fairy? Of course not, you don’t fight against
something which is not real!
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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