161 Quotes About Persecution

A state which which includes within itself a terrorized Church has lost its most faithful servant.

Stand up and wash away this shame from the face of Christ! They are spitting in His face.

The habit of considering a man’s religious, moral and political opinions before appointing him to a post or giving him a job is the modern form of persecution.

Of course it's dangerous. But it's a lot more dangerous for all of us if we don't do it. Even in a conquering army there are casualties. Safety is not the issue when we look at the Great Commission. The purpose of the church cannot be to survive, or even to thrive, but to serve.

Christianity is anything but safe. Jesus made clear that trouble and persecution stood in the future for His followers.

If we are not receiving some type of ridicule for our beliefs, we are probably doing something wrong.

Well, there is nothing we can do about it. We have to put up with these snakes, dogs, and swine surrounding us and corrupting the Gospel both in doctrine and in life. Wherever there are faithful preachers they always have to take this. Such is the fortune of the Gospel in the world.

Persecution is not wrong because it is cruel; but it is cruel because it is wrong.