Remember the persecuted church
Rev. Carl Haak exhorts Protestant Reformed believers to remember and intercede for persecuted Christians worldwide, grounding his appeal in Hebrews 13:3 and the communion of saints. The article calls readers to practical solidarity with suffering believers through prayer, empathy, and recognition of Christ's worth as demonstrated through their faithfulness under persecution.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Hebrews 13:3 Imprisonment, torture, beatings, death threats, bombings of churches, burning of homes, looting of property -- to these things most of us are strangers. Yet, for millions of our brothers and sisters in Christ worldwide these things are a daily reality. In North Korea, Somalia, Myanmar, India, Nige-ria, Saudi Arabia, Columbia, China, and other nations,...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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