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Christian haters

The main cause of the hatred of early Christians in Roman society lies in their distinctive life-style....Men always view with suspicion people who are different. Conformity, not distinctiveness, is the way to a trouble-free life. So the more early Christians took their faith seriously the more they were in danger of crowd reaction.

Thus, simply by living according to the teachings of Jesus, the Christian was a constant unspoken condemnation of the pagan way of life. It was not that the Christian went about criticizing and condemning and disapproving, nor was he consciously self-righteous and superior. It was simply that the Christian ethic in itself was a criticism of pagan life. (Shelley, Church History In Plain Language, 38-39.)

Any difference with our country's current situation lately?
After all the years, it sounds like meaningless to celebrate the National Day where the majority of the people has taken advantage of the media in persecution of a certain Christian groups.

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Michael said…
Look into Acts... the gospel thrives in persecution.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 11:55:00 AM
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