I do not want to be a doom-sayer but it seems to me that Christianity is under fire as predicted in the Book of Revelation.
Revelation 2:10 states that
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
It is hard not to worry, however, when I read the headlines from the news and see politicians openly embracing anti-Christian stances. It is hard to watch lobbyist groups and organizations such as the ACLU file lawsuit after lawsuit aimed at quieting Christians and making them second class citizens in their own country. Talk show hosts and television shows openly ridicule and mock Christians with the general approval of the public. You do not dare say the word, “God” in a school for fear of being cast out or looked upon as a heretic. Church attendance in America, over the past few decades, has been on the decline and our youth are indoctrinated and lured through the media into a world approving of violence, free sex, homosexuality and drug use.
America is not alone in it’s persecution of Christians. Around the globe Christians are arrested and murdered for practicing their faith in Africa, India, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, China and the various small nations that make up Indonesia. Europe has become a haven for atheists and seems to be the center of the evangelical attempt to wipe out Christianity from the face of the planet.
I wonder when Christians will finally have the nerve to say enough is enough. How much longer must we act the role of lamb instead of being lions?
