Christian Persecution Christians are being persecuted for their faith in more than the forty nations around world today. In some nations‚ it is illegal to own a Bible‚ to share one’s faith in Christ‚ and even teach one’s children about Jesus Christ. Those who boldly follow Christ‚ in spite of government decree or opposition‚ can face harassment‚ arrest‚ torture and even death. Dr. Nhia Vang Vang‚ the pastor of the First Hmong Alliance Church in Longview‚ NC‚ mentioned that Christianity has
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Persecution What is persecution exactly? Webster defines it as a punishment or harassment usually of the severe nature based on fear‚ race‚ religion or beliefs. There have been many cases of persecution in the world such as the Salem witch trials‚ or in China and even in the United States of America. Persecution is happening all the time be it over fear‚ religion‚ race or beliefs‚ and in many cases‚ it ends in the death of many innocent people. Persecution today is no different when it happened
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Early Christians expected suffering. Christ had died on the cross‚ so there was no higher honor than to imitate that death through accepting martyrdom (witness by one’s blood). As the writer of 1 Peter expressed it‚ “If you suffer as a Christian‚ do not be ashamed‚ but praise God that you bear that name.” (4:16) The Roman Empire was generally pretty tolerant of other religions. So why persecute the Christians? Reasons for the persecution emerge from the record of Christianity’s first three centuries
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Matt Ripp Mr. Mathias New Testament 4-17-2011 Romans Persecution of Christians In early biblical times the Christians were not always welcomed where they went or by whom was there. They faced many persecutions over the years but continued to trust in God and stand up for their faith. Although there were many places where the Christians faced these persecutions‚ the main place was the Roman Empire. The Romans persecutions over the Christians are probably the most well-known and some of the cruelest
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Persecution of the Christians To understand to what degree and how the Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire it would be essential to understand the origins‚ of Christianity in the 1st Centaury BCE‚ also the first Christian emperor Constantine‚ and how today it is one of the world’s most popular religions with over two billion followers. It is also important to point out the differing views relating to the extent‚ on how the Christians were persecuted. According to the myth or story told
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During the rule of the Roman Empire‚ thousands of people were persecuted. A major number of those people were Christians who are known as martyrs because they died for believing and practicing their faith. They were persecuted under the empire for many reasons such as the motives of the different emperors‚ but overall it was because they refused to worship the Roman gods as the government enforced. Through the killings of the many martyrs‚ followers of the Christianity strengthened in their faith
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Christians have faced persecutions since the very beginning of the Catholic Church. Until the Edict of Milan‚ in 313 AD‚ Christians were persecuted by their local authorities and the local Jews. The “secret meetings” held by Christians raised suspicions of the Jews and posed a threat to the Roman Empire. Emperor Nero is known for his extremely violent persecutions and setting fire to the center of Rome‚ deflecting the blame onto the innocent Christians. The line of emperors after Nero also took
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In the first three centuries of the early Christian church. The church was being martyred and treated badly by the Roman population. There were many reasons that the Romans persecuted Christians. Although many people thought the reason was because the Christians refused to worship the roman gods or take part in the sacrifices. But‚ that was only part the reason that the Romans actually persecuted Christians. The Romans just hated the Christians in general because of their teachings of the Lord.
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for their religion‚ specifically Christians. It is our responsibility to make sure that all religions are treated with respect. In the case of Christianity‚ documentation of the persecution has been kept to a minimum. The reports of the atrocities of the Jews during the Holocaust where horrifying indeed‚ but equally horrifying are the accounts of the slaughter of Christians in the first century A.D. The descriptions of the means of death and the torture many Christians endured in the early years of
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Christians were under persecutions for their faith since the first century. After the second century‚ the persecution of Christians became more widely. There were four main general persecutions during the third century; each of them lasted no more than three years. However‚ after almost half century’s peace‚ it burst the Great Persecution which lasted for ten years at the beginning of the fourth century. The church were commanded to “be leveled to the ground and the Scriptures be destroyed by fire
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