7th Rangers: "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death," Jesus warned, "and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death," Jesus warned, "and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
Friday, January 03, 2014
Religion Today : According to the United States Department of State, Christians in
more than 60 countries face persecution from their governments or
surrounding neighbors simply because they follow Christ.
By persecution,
I mean rape, torture, mutilation, family division, harassment,
imprisonment, slavery, discrimination in education and employment and
even death.
Christian persecution is
as ancient as it is widespread. While we in the West have been largely
insulated from it, such religiously based discrimination and
maltreatment can be seen as a normal part of the Christian life. There
are approximately 50 passages in the Bible relating to persecution.
"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,"
Jesus warned, "and you will be hated by all nations because of me." (Matthew 24:9)
"In fact," the apostle Paul echoed, "everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." (II Timothy 3:12)
God Vine : The Bible clearly states that
Christians will be persecuted. It still happens today in many different
forms, from as simple as being mocked to as serious as murder. Be that
as it may, you should not let persecution discourage you from being a
Christian. Accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior is one of the most
important things you will do on this Earth. You shouldn't avoid it just
because of the persecution.
Although life may be hard for you at times because you are a Christian,
be strong. Christian persecution may not be avoidable, but as
Christians, we can endure it.
You can try to get through those trials by reading Bible verses about
persecution. Read the scripture on persecution here and try to find
peace in your life.
Psalms 9:13 Have mercy on me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death:
Psalms 119:86 All your commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help you me.
Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my
persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be
greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion
shall never be forgotten.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
John 15:18 If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than
his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if
they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Romans 8:35
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
1 Corinthians 4:12 And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in
necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I
am weak, then am I strong.
1 Thessalonians 3:4 For truly, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and you know.
2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Hebrews 10:33
Partly, whilst you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and
afflictions; and partly, whilst you became companions of them that were
so used.
1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you:
1 Peter 4:16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
