35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. 38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. 40God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
Suffered for their faith, the world can be cruel! Remember, they hated Him before they hated you. What kind of suffering are you enduring for your faith? Most of use won't come near to any of these sufferings. We may receive unkind words or gestures but the time is coming.
I read a story yesterday about a Ten Commandments monument that was erected and the next day a man that mowed it down with his car. Why? Because he believed in separation of church and state. This phrase has been twisted from its true meaning as our founders did not want a government instituted religion. But our government was founded on Christian values.
It is actually should be said like this, it's not freedom from religion but freedom of religion.
Will you stand firm in your Christian beliefs?
Blessings, David
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