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I'm thinking today of John 12, 10, and 11. It

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says, has been for other Christians. We have

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received an incredible intervention by God. A

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powerful, even miraculous thing is being born

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again and receiving His Holy Spirit. It's enough

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to get us to the point of no return. Nothing

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can stop us, and we have a powerful witness.

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We were dead in our trespasses and sins, and

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now are alive in Christ. It's our personal experience.

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But if we know it, then... Nothing should be

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able to stop our testimony short of death, and

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when the enemy feels that pressure, the enemy

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is likely to consider that option. He has done

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it in the past, and he's likely to do it again,

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hence Colosseum deaths, etc. But see how the

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historical deaths of Christians just make Christianity

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grow? We have already won. Slow burn suffering

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is not really better than standing in martyrdom.

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If we are still here, we can win every day and

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be vocal about the amazing thing that God has

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done in us.