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“The Point Of Blood”
Categories: CHRISTIANS, GOD, RELATIONSHIPSSuffering of christians in other countries like Africa…I don't understand. If we consider what Jesus said in Lk 12:22-26, why do true christians starve to death everyday in other countries? I understand that sometimes bad things are allowed to happen to us for God's purpose, but when I am asked by my children this question, how do I answer?
Sincerely,
Hungering For Truth
Dear Hungering For Truth,
Lk 12:22-26 never says that christians won’t suffer or die; it just says that God provides for us the way He sees fit and that we shouldn’t be anxious. Even Christ once went forty days without food (Lk 4:2), but there was a purpose to that hunger. Job was a man whose life epitomized suffering… but once again, there was a purpose (Job 2:3-7). Many christians died for their faith in the first century (Rev 17:6). Some christians die because they refuse to steal food, some die because they refuse to lie or cheat, and still others are murdered for confessing Christ. It was that way then, and it is the same today in many parts of the world. Not all christians are called to suffer to the point of blood (Heb 12:4), but if living a christian life brings about your death – heaven is very far better (Php. 1:21-23). When we suffer as christians, we are blessed (1 Pet 3:13-14). Tell your children that this world is not our home… we are just passing through.
