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Dear Young Christian,
How much do you value being able to openly walk with a Bible or tell someone the gospel without being imprisoned, tortured, or even martyred? Many of our fellow-Christians do not enjoy the liberties that most of my readers do. They are like those mentioned in the book of Hebrews, who “had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment” (Hebrews 11:36).
The Bible tells us that we need to pray for such people. “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body” (Hebrews 13:3).
Let me then ask another question. Are you ashamed to carry your Bible in public or to give out gospel tracts, because of some reproach or scoffing? Or are you like the Apostle Paul, who, in spite of the consequences, firmly declared, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth” (Romans 1:16)?
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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