There is also such a great grace on God's people. In the days of Rome the Christians went to their death in the coliseum singing something similar to this " tonight we will be with Jesus and you will be stuck here".
Stephen faced the crowd who stoned him with love in his heart as he saw Jesus open the heavens to receive him.
While most would not seek it martyrdom is a great honor to those whom it is given- to lay down our life for Christ is not to be feared.
The way I see it if we keep our eyes on Christ we cannot loose.
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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman
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