For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14-15 (NRSV) Sohn Yangoon (1950) Adopting a Killer Even before...
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Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me; all day long foes oppress me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many fight against me. O Most High, when I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust...
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On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Matthew 16:18b Mohammad Bagher Yusefi (1996) “Soul-Giver” Mohammad converted to Christianity when he was 24 and became a greatly gifted member of the Iranian...
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You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of human masters. 1 Corinthians 7:23 (NRSV) Pastor Im (1951) Defied Communists When the Communists first took over South Korea they ordered pastors to include Marxist propaganda in their sermons...
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Those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction. Job 36:15 Blandina (177) Survived Torture This young Christian slave girl was among the many Christians brought before the Roman governor of Gaul during an...
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“He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.” Isaiah 9:7b Christian Charity (2002) Revenge...
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Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Betty Ann Olsen (1968) Spiritual Strength Betty Ann Olsen was the daughter of an American missionary couple in...
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There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 Ahmadey Osman Nur and Mansuur Mohammed (2008) Converts Killed Converting from Islam to...
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 Francis Namukubalo (2010) Ambushed and Killed When Francis’ father, a Muslim sheikh, converted to Christianity in 1998, the rest of...
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As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will...
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