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.
18. When asked by the rich young man the conditions of eternal life, to what did Jesus direct his attention?
What were some of the results of the preaching of the gospel under the outpouring of the Spirit?
Were the Ten Commandments a distinct and complete law by themselves?
10. What does the Psalmist say was the reason why God brought His people out of Egypt, and placed them in Canaan?
26. When Israel had apostatized, and were almost universally worshipping Baal, what appeal did Elijah make to them?
What does the Papacy set forth as the mark, or sign, of its power and authority?
For what purpose was the earth created?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle