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.

24. In what prayer for those who crucified Him did Christ manifest the true spirit of the gospel-love for sinner?
What did Babylon give to the nations to drink?
What proposition did He submit to them?
Under what figure was the Christian church represented to the Apostle John?
In perfecting character, what must come to all?
By what have these things been revealed to us?
To whom is the gospel the power of God unto salvation?

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