A briefing on the persecution against Christians in India
Rev. J. Y. Paulraj of the Protestant Reformed Church in Vellore, India documents the escalating persecution of Christians in India, which ranked eleventh worst globally in 2023 with a 60% increase in anti-Christian incidents since 2016. Through concrete examples of believers facing violence and loss, Paulraj demonstrates how Indian Christians respond to persecution with steadfast faith and continued service to their neighbors, exemplifying the biblical call to endure suffering while doing good.
Persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. II Corinthians 4:9 "Pastor, can you help bury my church believer here in Vellore? The parents do not wish to take their deceased daughter back to their native village because the Hindu relatives would not let her be buried in peace. The girl wished to be buried with Christian prayers and songs." Pastor Joshua asked me if we could assist with the burial of Mempidas, a 22-year-old Christian who led her parents and brother to the...
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