They had been holding a illegal Bible study in their house, defiant of the Communist law against it. It was dangerous, and they knew it, but they risked it. They never forgot what happened that day. .
Men burst the door open. They all had guns. The leading officer shouted for the pastor to give him the Bible or he would shoot him. What was the pastor to do? He handed the man the Bible. .
"We will let you go," growled the guard, "but first, you must spit on this book of lies. Anyone who refuses will be shot." He pointed to the first man with his gun. The man asked his Father to forgive him as he knelt down and spat on the Bible. A woman was nudged forward. She too spat. Both were allowed to leave. The next girl that was threatened couldn't have been more than 17 years old. She knelt down slowly. As the soldiers watched she picked up the Bible, took the hem of her dress, and wiped the spit from the cover. The Communist soldier put his gun to her head and shot her. .
Does this story shock you? To many Americans this ghastly story is unheard of, but in Communist China, and in many other countries today, stories like this one are familiar. .
All of America was shocked when the Columbine shooting occurred. Even though it happened 29 years later than the above, it is very similar: .
The boy with the weapon stuck the gun in her face. "Do you believe in God." .
"Yes, I believe in God." .
"Why?" asked her executioner. But he never gave her the chance to reply. The girl lay dead at his feet. .
These types of stories seem to fit more with ancient Rome and the massacres at the coliseum. But they happen today. In 1998 alone, around 156,000 Christians were martyred across the world. .
Two young girls were murdered. They were murdered because of what they believed in. They believed it enough to die for it. These stories are similar, but, in actuality, most Christians in America today and other free countries lead very different lives than those of Christians in "hostile" nations.
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