tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post5261816560867052425..comments2023-05-11T05:33:36.857-04:00Comments on Persecuted Church Weblog: Viewing Canada Through the Lens of EcclesiastesGreg Musselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15224965213121759243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-14700474269982885322008-07-04T20:11:00.000-04:002008-07-04T20:11:00.000-04:00The churches surely have an educational role to pl...The churches surely have an educational role to play here.It is difficult to speak up as one lonely person but and i don't believe that that is always the right way.In Acts 4 Peter and John were jailedand called before the Jewish leaders.They were told not to speak in the name of Jesus.They answered that they would obey God before man.Then the congregation to whom they reported were united in prayer.They recognised that governments would fight against the Lord and his Messiah and they prayed for "great boldness in preaching" and for miracles and healing power.I think we should study these guidelines instead of sitting in a safe corner,wring our hands and bemoan the decay around us.Let us ask for strengs,realise that we are gifted with the Holy Spirit and be ready for battle,together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-68296292152481894002008-06-28T22:06:00.000-04:002008-06-28T22:06:00.000-04:00I think increasingly, as we are in what was once a...I think increasingly, as we are in what was once a truly free country where others came to be able to practice their religious beliefts, especially as Christians, are finding a huge amount of despairing and despondency. There is nowhere left in the world to run to - except to our Heavenly Father. <BR/><BR/>As a Christian in a so-called 'free'society - which is using freedom only to gain interest in vices to bring itself back to slaevery - I find it difficult to differentiate between the actions of Christ, who spoke very little in his defence, and the 'time to war and time for peace'. How are we as Christians supposed to live? How is our voice supposed to be heard? I think there is where half our dilemma lies.<BR/><BR/>Joanne GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com