How did persecution affect the preaching of the gospel?

Answer

"And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were
all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. . . . Therefore they
that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the Word." Acts 8: 1-4.
NOTE - " Persecution has only had a tendency to extend and establish the faith which it was
designed to destroy. . . . There is no lesson which men have been so slow to learn as that to oppose and
persecute men is the very way to confirm them in their opinions, and to spread their doctrines.' - Dr. Albert
Barnes, on Acts 4 :4.

Why have all been reckoned under sin?
24. In what prayer for those who crucified Him did Christ manifest the true spirit of the gospel-love for sinner?
3. After the wise men had thus confessed their inability to do what the king required, who offered to interpret the dream?
What promise is made to the willing and obedient?
What song will they sing?
How perfect does Christ tell us to be?
19. When this city becomes the metropolis of the new earth, what will be the condition of God's people?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle