History of Christian Martyrs to the First General Persecutions I. St. Stephen St. Stephen suffered the next in order. His death was occasioned by the faithful manner in which he preached the Gospel to the betrayers and murderers of Christ. To such a degree of madness were they excited, that they cast him out of the city and stoned him to death. Upon this a great persecution was raised against all who professed their belief in Christ as the Messiah, or as a prophet. We are immediately told by St. Luke, that "there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;" and that "they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles." About two thousand Christians, with Nicanor, one of the seven deacons, suffered martyrdom during the "persecution that arose about Stephen." WE ARE GOING TO READ IT LITTLE BY LITTLE TILL WE EXHAUST THE BOOK. IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT YOU CAN UN-FRIEND ME, LOL.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:47:36 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015