(July 5, 2014 at 6:36 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(July 2, 2014 at 10:43 pm)Lek Wrote: It's not a teaching of christianity that it would improve the physical quality of your life. In fact, Jesus said that if we followed him, we would face trials and persecution.-which you haven't, yet another thing that 'ole jc got wrong. It's a pattern with him, I think. Unless you'd like to tell us how horrible things are and how persecuted you are while simultaneously telling us how wonderful things are - and how god has blessed you.
Good luck.
He was talking to his disciples at the time, who did suffer extreme persecution from the Jewish leaders and then from the Romans and other gentile rulers. During the middle ages, christians suffered persecution from popes and other church leaders. Now christians are suffering persecution in many places in the world from muslims or secular governments. I'm suffering persecution from the US government because I can't open a pharmacy and refuse to sell abortive birth control. I face adversity from my own wife for being christian. When he said we would face trial and suffer persecution he was speaking in general. It's very common to speak in this way. Because God blessed me and life is wonderful (which it isn't) doesn't mean I'm not undergoing trials for being christian.
