All
the Apostles but John were Killed for their Faith.
Since
the Resurrection of Christ Jesus
Many
Saints have died for their Faith.
Stephen
was the first Martyr, he was stoned to Death [Acts 6, 7].
Christ
Jesus has told us that we must love Him more than Life.
Listen:
'If
anyone would come after Me, he must Deny himself
And
take up his Cross Daily and follow Me.
For
whoever wants to Save his Life will Lose it,
but
whoever Loses his Life for Me will Save it.
What
good is it for a man to gain the Whole World,
And
yet Forfeit his Very Self?
If
anyone is Ashamed of Me and My Words,
The
Son of Man will be Ashamed of him when He comes in His Glory
And
in the Glory of the Father and of the Holy Angels.'
(Luke
9:23-26)
'If
anyone comes to Me and does not Hate his father
And
mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters-
YES
EVEN HIS OWN LIFE--
He
cannot be My Disciple.
Anyone
who does not carry his Cross and follow Me
Cannot
be My Disciple.
(Luke
14:26, 27)
'Do
not suppose that I have come to bring Peace to the Earth.
I
did not come to bring Peace, but a Sword.
For
I have come to turn 'a man against his father,
A
daughter against her mother,
A
daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--
A
man's Enemies will be the members of his own household.'
Anyone
who loves his father or mother more than Me
Is
not Worthy of Me;
Anyone
who loves his son or daughter more than Me
Is
not Worthy of Me;
And
anyone who does not take his Cross and follow Me
Is
not Worthy of Me.
Whoever
Finds his live will Lose it,
And
whoever Loses his life for My Sake will Find it.
He
who receives you receives Me,
And
the one who receives Me receives the One Who sent Me.
(Matthew
10:34-40)
LET
US GO TO HIM OUTSIDE THE CAMP,
Bearing
the Disgrace He Bore.
For
here [in this life] we do not have an Enduring City,
But
we are looking for The City [of God] that is to come.
(Hebrews
13:13, 14)
Outside
the Camp can mean the Culture we live in
And
it can mean the Camp of Unbelief,
Within
what is called Christianity.
PUT
TO DEATH,
THEREFORE
WHATEVER BELONGS TO YOUR EARTHLY NATURE:
Sexual
Immorality, Impurity, Lust, Evil Desires
And
Greed which is Idolatry.
BECAUSE
OF THESE THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING.
Since
you have been Raised with Christ,
SET
YOUR HEARTS ON THINGS ABOVE,
Where
Christ is seated at the Right Hand of God.
Set
your minds on Things Above, not on Earthly things.
FOR
YOU DIED,
AND
YOUR LIFE IS NOW HIDDEN WITH CHRSIT IN GOD.
When
Christ, Who is your Life, appears,
Then
you also will appear with Him IN GLORY.
You
used to walk in these ways,
In
the life you once lived.
But
now you must rid yourselves of All such thins as these:
Anger,
Rage, Malice, Slander, and Filthy Language from your lips.
Do
not Lie to each other,
Since
you have taken off your Old Self with its Practices
And
have Put On the New Self,
Which
is being Renewed in Knowledge in the Image of its Creator.
(Colossians
3:1-10)
THEY
OVERCAME HIM [SATAN] BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB
And
by the Word of their Testimony;
THEY
DID NOT LOVE THEIR LIVES SO MUCH
AS
TO SHRINK FROM DEATH.
(Revelation
12:11)
IF,
in fact, we have died with Christ to this Wicked World,
And
IF our Life is now Hidden with Christ in God,
Then
Physical Death does not matter;
The
Flesh counts for Nothing [John 6:63].
We
understand that there is No Life in this World
Apart
from that found in Christ Jesus.
We
live among the Unbelieving Dead [Luke 9:60].
Faith
in Christ is Death to this World
And
Scripture tells us
That
in the End many die for Christ [Revelation 7:14].
Christ Jesus warned us:
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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