Corinthians 11: Christian Persecution

1) Mark 16:15 says, “He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”

Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution to avoid anything that would give an advantage to their enemies, there could be no interferance with worldly concerns or even the appearance of selfishness and evil at all measures. Christ foretold troubles, so that the troubles would not be a surprise, to His disciples, but that they might "affirm and bring to light their faith!"

But only when they received this power that Comes from God. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts1:7)

In his article, Beare focuses not only on what is written in Matthew 10, but he rather he spends much energy on how the three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) interpret/write about the mission of the disciples—which makes sense considering the title of his article. Throughout, Beare further discusses the importance of the missions the disciples were being sent on—coming to the conclusion that the authors of the three gospels aforementioned found the missions to be of lesser importance (if they happened at all is another topic) than the instructions Jesus gives them on how they are to conduct themselves. This revelation by Beare helps the reader to shift their focus from the view of the disciples “preaching the word” to an understanding of the intrinsic message Jesus was trying to communicate. Translation of the original text holds hardly any space in this article, although it does make an appearance somewhat infrequently, rather, our author, Beare, makes clear the point that what is written as sayings from Jesus would be nearly impossible to get fully accurate—thus these may be taken with a grain of salt.

One the primary times is after he has been raised from the dead, and comes to is disciples, saying “God into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 15-16). If awareness of the gospel is not necessary for salvation, it would be futile for Jesus to tell his disciples to go proclaim the gospel. Also, if this was true, there would be no need for missionaries. When the Lord called Jonah to go to Nineveh, and Jonah did not obey, “the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah” (Jonah 1:17). This shows how God responds to those who do not obey to his call for them to be a missionary, clearly showing that He wishes them to proclaim his

In the latter part of Acts 5 we see three responses to Jesus and his followers. 1. Most of the Jewish leadership wished to kill Christ’s followers. They thought it was urgent to nip this movement in the bud by killing the leaders of the Jesus-lovers. 2.

Lastly, we meet the disciples who had given up everything to follow Jesus and to learn from Him. If anything, that is devotion and sacrifice, giving up your own way of life and everything that you know. Granted, these men were not perfect and the disciples had a lot of doubts about who Jesus was, but eventually they all came to the conclusion that Jesus was and is the Messiah, that He is God in flesh. … Now this group of men was not the most popular group of men according to the Pharisees because of the disciples backgrounds, such as

Jesus says, “Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” (John 4:35). As a disciple of Jesus, I am to imitate his example. Therefore when He says, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation” (Mark 16:15) it is my duty to go and proclaim to all of the world just as He did. Van Rheenen agrees and says that the basic message for a Christian should be the unashamed declaration of Jesus Christ. Paul reminds us of this truth when he said, “I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor.

To understand Roman persecution of Christians, we must first understand the setting and context for which it was in. Romans ruled when Jesus was crucified. The

The Pharisees were fake followers of God. They pretended to be the best people, but it was a lie. They just wanted to be known for the good acts they said they had done, and not letting anyone else knows they were hypocrites. But Pharisees will be punished for all their hypocrisy and all the godly people's blood spilled on earth. So, the Pharisees, who were hypocrites followers of the Lord, will be punished because of their

In Christianity today it states that Christians face religious persecutions in more countries than any other religious group, according to the recent study by Pew Research Center. These persecutions have resulted in a decline of the Christian population in the Middle East according to the New York Times. The New York Times also states that in Iraq, less than half a million Christians are left since many of them have been targeted by extremist for more than a decade. The problem became worse with the rise of the Islamic State as it intensified the Muslim persecution of Christians as a part of its campaign of terror in the region. Anna Eshoo, a California Democrat in the US House of Representatives and an advocate of Eastern Christians, states

After Jesus gives a parable concerning the seriousness of neglecting to accept the invitation of the Gospel, He then proceeds to teach on discipleship and the seriousness of the call to discipleship and its demands. Nothing must come before one‘s devotion to Christ. Not even family, Father, Mother, Sister, or Brother is to be placed in the reserved position of preeminence for the Lord.

Other scenes at that first Easter find the apostles cowering behind locked doors, afraid of being exposed as followers of Jesus of Nazareth (John 20.19)—that will be this Sunday’s gospel.

“The disciples were afraid of their former persecutor and would not let this strongly gifted new Christian join them” (Stevens, R. Paul) Often in our neighborhoods, we see non believers as lost people.

This is why Isaiah 13:9-11 helps to understand the meaning and significance of Ephesians 2:1-7. The harsh judgement the Jewish people avoided because they were God’s people, now, according to Paul, is meant for them as well. This highlights that the Jews need a savior just as much as the gentiles did, reminding them of the unity in Christ Jesus. According to Paul, all the members of the church in Ephesus were dead in their sins, deserving of the same wrath of God shown in Isaiah despite their commitment to the commandments. Yet Jesus saved them and they should act accordingly. The same applies to Christians today, regardless of how they stand in the Law, like many of the Jews did, they too were dead in their transgressions and are unified with