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.

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What positive assurance of the resurrection is given?
What did God, through Moses, command Israel to make?
What memorial of His creative power did God establish?
What two covenants are contrasted in the Bible?
What will He say to those on the left?
What is the gospel to everyone that believes?

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