Re: [TruthTalk] Preach report

[Terry Clifton]

Ruben Israel wrote:     Yes, good point Izzy, not only do I thank God I do not live in Canada but I will try to take advantage of living here in America.  We all understand to much is given that much will be required, so I wonder how much more our Father will judge us for having rights and freedoms to preach, pass out tracts, read from the Bible on the sidewalk?  Christians living today will be persecuted, jailed or killed for such and might even consider USA a bit of heaven.  One day those rights will be removed and will anyone really rise up then, when it will be costing you your life?  We can argue free speech rights and laws for one month all day long, but who wants to do it where the rubber meets the road?  That’s like arguing politics but never voting.   I would rather talk freedoms and rights maybe one day and go out on the sidewalk the rest of the 29 days.  Izzy, can we image having lunch or dinner in heaven with Elijah, Jeremiah or Ezekiel and hearing the stories of persecution, beatings, jail and death they did.  Then they turn to us and say, “Oh you were the ones we heard about that had all those rights to proclaim and even the centurions stood by to protect you, please tell us your stories, I’m sure there is heaps” What would we say?     ==================================================== Ouch.