October 19, 2014 | Dr. Doug Hucke
Passage: 1 Peter 4:12-19
Global persecution of Christians is severe and widespread. Even though the majority of persecution occurs in the Middle East at the hands of Islamists (who mark houses of Christians with the Arabic symbol for "N" to indicate "Nazarene"), the most repressive country of all is North Korea.
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Suffering for the Christian faith, in various forms, is inevitable. Persecution happens because of who people are, not what they do, so even though Christians may sometimes act stupidly, we don't "have it coming" because of the actions of some. Jesus warns us that, just as he was persecuted, we will be persecuted for our faith, even in a comparatively protected country like the U.S.
