Tell City Nazarene Church's Biblical Journey
With Pastor Charles Areson
Today's reading is Act 8-11
The church was scattered but they weren’t silent (Acts 8:4). The church (not the apostles/leaders) of Jesus ran to protect their families when severe persecution broke out. There are some who believe you should never run or get out from underneath persecution, but here God doesn’t condemn the church for leaving. It does seem that God used it to spread the message of Jesus.
The other side of this was as they left they didn’t stay silent about their faith. The safe or prudent thing to do might have been to keep quiet about what they believed. After all, it was their faith which caused them to be persecuted in the first place. The church though left to find a safe place but continued to share the faith they believed was salvation for the world. I see this as God isn’t against finding a safe place to immigrate to, but he is against denying the faith so that you will be safe (Matthew 10:33).
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