• The Fellowship Of His Suffering

  Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 13, 2011 (message contributor)

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  Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERING

"Paul Marshall of the Hudson Institute estimates that at least 600 million -- and maybe closer to 700 million -- Christians world-wide are experiencing some level of persecution. That means roughly one in every three people who profess the name of Christ is suffering for his or her devotion to Him...An increasingly diverse population, more radicalized terrorists, and a newly vocal, venomous atheism indicate that from now on America's church may join millions of other Christians in the fellowship of His suffering."

--David Shibley, "The Day That Changed the Church", Charisma, Sept. 2011, p. 30