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Persecutors, Suffering, and Death Are at the Heart of Christian Spirituality
Gerald Sitzer writes that persecution, suffering, and death are at the heart of the Christian message. The early Christians died because they confessed Jesus as Lord. Paul called it participation in the sufferings of Christ. There is a secret joy in any kind of persecution, whether it is literal or just emotional.