He said you shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing
Jesus (Luke 23:34) and Stephen (Acts 7:60).
as many as are redeemed or (saved) and those given by God
These were called both disciples and apostles.
In Jesus time you bet that was a lot of money for an ordinary person.
The War Refuge Board was introduced in 1944 to help those individuals that had been persecuted for their faith.
Jack Chick is a super christan! He is not shy about professing that Jesus is the way to God for eternal life of man kind. The Muslim world despises him cause Islam says that Jesus is only a prophet and not the messiah. He boldly places his senarios in comic books and tracts to reach out to the world concerning salvation. He puts his readings in the most simplest form to understand, even the juvenile reader can comprehend. Jesus said that true Christians would be persecuted and Jack is one of those People...blessed are those who are persecuted for my namesake saith the Lord.
Mostly those cultures that were either/or non-Christian, not white, not conforming to the Aryan standard, including: * Jews * Roma or Gypsies * Homosexuals * Eastern European cultures thought to be lower Hmm... beeing christian didn't directly signify those people weren't persecuted. I would like to add political opponents (could be christian, white and even aryan) or Jehovah's Witnesses (persecuted because they relied on the christian belief that only Jesus is the rescuer and not Hitler).
The scripture says that Jesus is a gift from God to humanity, given out of love and grace. Jesus is seen as the ultimate gift, offering salvation and eternal life to those who believe in him.
This parable was used so that we might learn that when we fall away from the gospel we have the chance of returning again. But for those who have always been true to their faith their reward will be even greater.
The BeatitudesMatthew 5:3-12 NIV3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
They were persecuted and those caught burned at stake, oficially.