Question:
What is worse than the coming persecution of Christians, in America ?

Answer:
Avoiding the persecution !

What ? !

How ?

+ You can avoid persecution for being a Christian by never letting anyone know you are a Christian.
Right now, who knows you are a Christian ?

+ You can avoid persecution for being a Christian by fitting in with everything around you, by including everyone around you, and by being included by everyone.
What is your position on inclusion ?

+ You can avoid persecution for being a Christian by never saying anything about Jesus to anyone who may be offended.
What is your position on speaking the truth about Jesus is the only way to God ?

+ You can avoid persecution for being a Christian by saying anything you need to say, to satisfy anyone who could hurt you.
Have you thought ahead of time what you will say if you are confronted for being a Christian ?
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“If you deny Me before men, I will deny you before My Father in heaven.”—–Jesus

“But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.”—–Jesus

“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”—–Jesus

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake.”—–Jesus

History records the rise and fall of people and nations.
And if we don’t try to avoid the factual record, we can read that history records the parallel patterns of why they fell.

Germany’s downfall into nazism is not a mystery or an anomaly.
The church lost their conviction to stand for right and stand against wrong.*
The church dropped the ball.
The church compromised.
The church thought they could be compatible with evil.
Hitler put his hand on the shoulder of church leaders and promised that he would take care of them (literally, in a meeting, in person).
He ‘took care of them’ alright—and the church was never a threat to his plan after that.
Because it was too late.

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When the history books are written on America, they will show the parallels between the German church of the 1930’s and the American church today.
Evil abounds and evil grows in the culture and in leadership, and the church is watching it happen at best, and unaware at worst.

No matter, the last obstacle to overcome, for evil to completely take over, is now crumbling in complacency.
The church in America could make the difference again, even at this late hour in America’s history—but the church is too comfortable in America with the way it is !

So, what is going to happen ?
God’s full judgment, restrained so far, for the prayers of a faithful remnant, will fall on America now, in full horror.
God’s people, His true followers, will no longer pray for God to bless America or for God to save America.
Christians (for real) will suffer severely, soon.
We don’t have guaranteed promises of escape.
We do have guaranteed promises that He will be with us through the most difficult time of our life.

And, God may give us unexpected opportunities to share our eternal hope in Jesus with so many in despair without hope.

*Letter To The American Church (book and movie)—–Eric Metaxas