To: 1010RD
"How do I praise Him under that continual pressure? That kind of pressure wears you out." I dont know. Such is the Christian life. Tough I guess. How about asking the Iraqi Christians celebrating Mass or other services, in constant fear of grenade attacks and AK-47 fire, not to mention suicide bombers, in their churches in Baghdad. I wonder if "that wears them out"?...
...you know, sometimes, some strains of almost vaudvillian American "Christianity" seem so far away removed from the realities of this word and the Suffering of the True Saints around the globe, many suffering in extreme silence and pain.
17 posted on
05/13/2011 4:46:09 AM PDT by
AmericanInTokyo
(FreeRepublic's frontline citizen reporter in Japan (among others). -- AiT)
To: AmericanInTokyo
How about asking the Iraqi Christians celebrating Mass or other services, in constant fear of grenade attacks and AK-47 fire, not to mention suicide bombers, in their churches in Baghdad. I wonder if "that wears them out"?...
you know, sometimes, some strains of almost vaudvillian American "Christianity" seem so far away removed from the realities of this word and the Suffering of the True Saints around the globe, many suffering in extreme silence and pain.True words
20 posted on
05/13/2011 4:54:52 AM PDT by
Cronos
(Libspeak: "Yes there is proof. And no, for the sake of privacy I am not posting it here.")
To: AmericanInTokyo
It’s hard for me to accept her “victim” mentality when they are burning churches in Egypt.
22 posted on
05/13/2011 5:09:02 AM PDT by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: AmericanInTokyo
Excellent, your comments and location reminded me of the story of North Koreans who embraced the Gospel and were so fervent in their faith that they returned to N Korea to share the Gospel.
Their likely fate: death.
23 posted on
05/13/2011 5:15:57 AM PDT by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: AmericanInTokyo
I’ve rarely seen a post as perfect as that one. Bravo.
To: AmericanInTokyo
62 posted on
05/13/2011 7:52:55 AM PDT by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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