The history of Christianity is filled with the stories of those who have suffered and died for their faith. And we rightly honor their commitment to their faith. [1]
What is not widely known is that more Christians have been killed by other Christians than by those who are considered non Christian. Christians have killed other Christians over disputes in theology and doctrine. [2]
How could this have happened? It is because these Christians have professed belief in Jesus without applying the teachings of Jesus to their lives. They have been more focused on obtaining money and power than the renovation of their soul so it becomes like God.
As Goethe says: “To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is most difficult of all”.
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[1] William Byron Forbush, editor. Fox’s Book of Martyrs. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1926.
[2] Edward Gibbon. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1. New York: The Modern Library, 1995, pp. 452-453.
