Martyrdom and Apostasy
The Martyr Stephen
40 Brave Soldiers Hebrews 11
Tom Green's 40 Brave Soldiers For Jesus (mp3)
Could This Be The Great Apostasy? The Bible teaches before the rapture occurs, two things will transpire: (1) The great apostasy and (2) The revealing of the antichrist.
Safeguards for you.
Spiritual safeguards are real, very important and should be taken seriously.
Are all Christians called to be martyrs for Christ?
If you know much about Christian history or have even read through the Book of Acts, then you are aware that saints have shed their blood, spent time in prison and/or died for the cause of Christ. The truth is, even at this point in time (2008), there are Christians suffering and dying like this, especially outside the USA. Such a mentality of commitment to death is virtually lost in today’s church world of ease, comfort, pleasure, ear-tickling sermons, entertainment, amusements, softball ministries, the ecumenical movement, rampant lukewarmness and Scriptural ignorance.
Persecution: The Ultimate Test Around 111 AD, in the days of Pliny the Younger and Emperor Trajan, early Christians were subjected to the ultimate test of fidelity to the Lord Jesus Christ -- worship the emperor's statue and the images of the pagan gods or be led away to execution.
The Martyrdom of Saints Marcellus and Cassian Marcellus was a native of Tingis (now Tangier), and a centurion during the reign of Diocletian. He cast away his arms and
declared himself a Christian, for which he was sentenced [in 298] by the govenor Fortunatus to be beheaded. At the time
of Marcellus's trial Cassian was a shorthand writer in the court. He declared that the sentence of Marcellus was unjust, for
which heresy he himself was imprisoned and a little later suffered the same martyrdom.
The Apostle Judas Iscariot Once saved always saved proponents face many difficult passages of Scripture, that is, difficult for them because they clearly contradict their treasured and beloved doctrine. The contradictions from Scripture concerning their teaching exist either by specific example or simple declaration pertaining to this subject. Regarding examples that contradict eternal security, perhaps the Apostle Judas Iscariot is most difficult for them.
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