In Todays world people are still being persecuted because of their faith. In China because of this nature of persecution Christians have formed underground churched to fellowship together. The Chinese house churches meet secretly. They close the windows and pull the curtains when they meet so that people won't hear or see what they are doing. They also have Bible College to train leaders. There is no classroom, or enrolments - the bible college are very secret and only selected people attend. They meet in the evenings in people’s homes and study through different topics, learning biblical exegesis, and looking at doctrine and important themes. From this new leaders are equipped to teach others in their own house churches. Yet despite the consequences of being caught and severally punished they are still willing to die for their beliefs.
Jesus did not fail to mention that there would be persecution but being a Christian was not accepting a life of woe and constant suffering and persecution but quite the opposite as can be seen in the words of Jesus in (Mk 10:28-31) Peter asked Jesus how they would be rewarded for following him and Jesus said ‘I tell you the truth no one has left home or brothers or sisters or mothers or father or children or fields for me and the Gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present ages and in the age to come, eternal life’,
There are many ways of spreading the Gospel to the World today. TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) is just one of the ways that the Gospel is spread. This Christian Network has over 6500 communnication stations fared by 47 Satellites and that covers over 12000 T.V Nations which covers every continent in the world and even reaching the heart of Iran and Iraq.
I am aware why people see that it is hard to be a true disciple in out world today.But the commision given was never an easy one. In the bible it does warn us about religion not being highly thought of in our society. ‘But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" Jesus made a provision for all of this to all those who believed and followed him. This provision was his word and his Helper the Holy Spirit.
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