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¿Qué tiene que ver conmigo? por Teófila Gottfried

Lo que leemos en la Biblia tiene que ver con todos los seres humanos, sean cristianos o judíos, ateos o agnósticos, budistas, musulmanes o adherentes a alguna de las filosofías o nuevas religiones que surgen en el mundo. ¿Por qué? Ver mayor información sobre este interesante libro.

Scripture of The Day - 1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world

Escritura del día - 1 Juan 4,1

Amados, no creáis a todo espíritu, sino probad los espíritus si son de Dios; porque muchos falsos profetas han salido por el mundo.

Bibelstelle des Tages - 1 Johannes 4,1

Geliebte, glaubet nicht jedem Geist, sondern prüfet die Geister, ob sie von Gott sind! Denn es sind viele falsche Propheten hinausgegangen in die Welt.

Persecution Of Christians By Christians

Disciples of the doctrine of Jesus of Nazareth of the Holy Bible are increasingly becoming victims of religious persecution worldwide. However, the article, infomercial or documentary usually cites followers of non-Christian doctrines such as Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism as the perpetrators of the persecution. Nevertheless, such groups of people are not, by far, the only ones to subject the servants of God to martyrdom.

There is another group of people who have joined in the futile attempt to eradicate Christianity through the persecution of Christians. Ironically, they identify themselves as Christians also. How can this be? Although an explanation of the real reason behind the multiple "interpretations" of the scriptures is beyond the scope of this article, the answer to this question lies in a sobering truth revealed in the Bible.

The New Testament scripture of Matthew 24:24 warns, "for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders...." These were the words of the Lord Jesus. Again, the Christian is reminded of this fact when he reads, "beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (test) the spirits whether they are of God, because many false prophets are gone out into the world" (KJV, 1 John 4:1). Those who persecute others for their faith in Christ are not only members of anti-Christian churches, but are also members of the same churches as the followers of Christ.

Just as Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God has his followers, so the false Christs have theirs. This is why Christians are and will be persecuted by others who also claim to follow Christianity. The Bible goes into great detail regarding how and why some have been deceived into following a false Christ. In a nutshell, they have willingly closed their eyes to truth. They have stopped up their ears to God's voice and therefore many have been turned over to embrace the darkness they love (St. John 12:35-40).

This is precisely why Jesus warned his sheep saying, "they shall put you out of the synagogues. Yea, the time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them" (St. John 16:2-4). Yes, the persecution of Christians at the hands of others who call themselves Christians was foretold and has already begun.
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