Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
Christians in the New Testament experienced great trials and tribulations - lost jobs, lost homes, lost lives in the arena, but kept their faith. What has happened to modern Christians?
John 16:33
ESV - 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
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Asked October 23 2020
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Grant Abbott
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Al Mark
I think that in today's world, there are far fewer places where Christians are singled out and actively persecuted as a percentage of the whole. In the days when every day could be your last or you could barely get by with enough food for the day, you lived out the Lord's Prayer and experienced His provision for you. Under such conditions, the church thrived because everyone understood the cost of believing and joyfully accepted it.
When you live comfortably, there is the tendency to raise your expectations of enjoyment and to fear suffering. But another disease is not going to make much impact on you if you are under the threat of death every day.