(This is heavy.  This is serious.  This is real.  Brace yourself.  Take heed.)

Wow, is that title an attention-getter—or true?

Now, who in their right mind would not try to avoid persecution?

So, how do you avoid persecution?

And, who is in their right mind—now, and when persecution does come?

But, we live in America, with guaranteed religious freedom?

Answers:

First question – – – I hope the title got someone’s attention, because it is true.  I am talking about real suffering for following Jesus Christ as your only Savior from sin—the only Truth and the only Way to heaven—because the Bible said so.  It has to be that clear, and it will be the precise dividing line to determine who gets persecuted.  Don’t miss Jesus, and you won’t miss persecution.

Second question – – – In my right mind I do not want persecution.  It hurts.  It’s not fun or funny.  You suffer.  You may be tortured.  Many die.  But not wanting persecution does not mean trying to avoid it.  I might make provisions to survive during the coming persecution.  I may hide for safety, or help others hide (The Hiding Place story of Corrie Ten Boom in Germany).  But when the time comes, I pray that I will not deny following Jesus—and that time starts now—potential persecution starts now.

Third question – – – Here is how to avoid persecution.  You do have a choice.  You can choose not to follow Jesus, and deny that you are a Christian.  But that may or may not work, if you have acted like a Christian before.  So, who do you want to be true to?   Persecutors hate Christians and phonies.

Fourth question – – – Right mind may not be what you think.  Better stake your life on something more stable than what you think.  There is a lot of mental gymnastics going on already, with most people creating a mindset of safety and security—basically designing their own god to suit themselves and stay out of trouble.  PC Christianity sounds smart, but it is stupid and makes God throw up, literally—He said so.  Lukewarm Christianity won’t cut it with God, and it won’t comfort with persecution.

Fifth question – – – The mainstream, downstream, government Department of Media may not have informed you that our Constitution, our First Amendment, is being trashed now.  And Christians are specifically singled out for religious persecution, while others get a pass.  A lot of new wording in the U.S. and the U.N. means freedom for everything except Christianity.

This article was prompted by something I heard a few minutes ago on American Family Radio, encouraging us to educate our children about the imminent persecution of Christians in America.  I have four children, a son-in-law, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren so far.  So I wrote this for those nine reasons.  (I prayed for each of you by name just now, as I often do.  “Be There”—I hope you remember what that means.)

The best way I know to be truthfully informed and realistically ready:

—–Read Your Bible

—–Listen To AFR Talk