{"id":1493,"date":"2020-05-11T12:55:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/teologisk-refleksion\/at-lide-for-evangeliets-skyld\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:44:09","slug":"to-suffer-for-the-sake-of-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"teologisk-refleksion","link":"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/en\/bibelsk-refleksion\/at-lide-for-evangeliets-skyld\/","title":{"rendered":"Suffering for the sake of the gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I heard about this young man of about 30 years old<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> - <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">only a few years younger than myself at the time. He had been brutally killed in Gaza City, less than 150 kilometers away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rami <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ayyad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> was the leader of a Bible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">drunk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tick<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Han<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> was cow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nverted from i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">sludge when he came to faith in Jesus, and now he was on fire to spread the gospel.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Even though he had<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they received threats, it didn't make him stop. Nor did he want to renounce his Christian name when bom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ber destroyed the Bible store.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">It was too much for some fanatical mice<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">li<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">more, as they<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">quite<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">They beat him to death. The death of a champion of Christ<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they for their master. A wife and two children and one on the way lost the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">time their <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">man and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">; m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ange lost a good friend who they will meet again in hope<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jesus said: \"<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">It must be enough for a disciple when he fares as his master, and for a servant when he fares as his master<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Matt 10:26)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Although it is known to us that Jesus went the way of suffering to the cross and died for our sake, it will never be a pleasant way. It's not about choosing it for the sake of suffering, but about being faithful in endurance to our Lord and Savior.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Suffering for the sake of the gospel can often be easier said than done.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> And it can cost - even life. Yet we are never forgotten, because as Jesus also says: \"<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">But on you, even every hair on your head is counted.Therefore fear not, you are worth more than many sparrows<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\"<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">(Matt 10:30f)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\" lang=\"DA-DK\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\">Hans-Ole B\u00e6kgaard is p<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\" lang=\"DA-DK\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\">shaken <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\" lang=\"DA-DK\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\">and Chairman of Inner Mission in Denmark<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\" lang=\"DA-DK\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92279065 BCX4\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn't know Rami Ayyad, but I won't forget his message. 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