The Free & the Persecuted

The free and the persecuted are twins in the faith. Yet they differ quite starkly in practice.

We talk about Jesus Christ,
They talk like Jesus Christ.
We are believers,
They are worshipers.
We are confessing Christians,
They are committed Christians.
We declare, "In God we trust!"
They declare, "For God we thirst!"
We know the Word of God,
They know the God of the Word.
We preach the individual's potential,
They preach the Spirit's potency.
Our hearts are willing, but our flesh weak,
Their flesh is ever willing, and their hearts meek.
We desire eternity in Heaven,
They desire eternity with Christ.
We are place-centred,
They are Person-centred.
We deny Christ sometimes,
They deny self everytime.
We have the will to live,
They have the willingness to die.

But the most lamentable distinction must be this:

WE HAVE THE BIBLE BUT IT IS THEY WHO HAVE THE FAITH!

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