would you die for christianity ?

[timnorman]

sometimes i hear in my church that people have died for there religoin, not only christians. we hear stories that small groups of christians meeting in anti-christ countries get killed.
i was interested to ask would you die for something you realy believe in.
would you die for christ ?
timnorman

 

[Jesuslovesu]

I can't believe that no one has replied yet...maybe because for most of us its a GIVEN... OF COURSE I WOULD!!!!!
Or Maybe they see this thread for what it is worth....

 

[billyeah]

I think if a person wouldn't then you have answered the question of, "Are you really a Christian?" or not. No one who follows Christ wouldn't die for Him. It would be scary, yes, but in the end oh so worth it.

 

[Faithful Son]

John 15:12-14 (NIV)

12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command.

 

[Dreamer]

Jesuslovesu, billyeah and teraside said it perfectly. And my answer is "yes," also. Although it would be horrifying, I know I would be with Jesus forever in the end.

 

[kenwyn]

'But Peter declared, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And all the other disciples said the same.'

Hmmm. It is not such an easy question to answer honestly sitting in front of a computer in a warm room.

When we are put in extraordinary situations like this we are given extraordinary grace from God. Without His grace I think I would blubber like a fool and deny everything.

 

[Mouse]

This is a tough question and funny thing is I've asked myself this many times before. My answer is I don't know!

I guess it ould depend on the situation. If it were that someone put a knife to my throat and ask if I believe in Jesus? If i say yes I die. Or would it be a situation where someone came to you and demanded they follow their religion or die which denies Jesus.

The later I would die for. I will always follow Christ. The first one might be that I just need to get out of a temporary bad situation by denying. I'd deny with my mouth but not my heart.
Am I wrong about that? Should I die if someone were to put a knife to my throat and asked that simple question?

 

[Faithful Son]

There's no easy answer to your question Mouse, the main thing is we don't have to fret and concern ourselves with such things. Yes indeed, we should stand our ground and if the situation arises, even die. But I don't think we should think about something that might potentially not happen.

The only real thing we should do is keep our eyes, ears, ourselves on God and ask for his mercy on a daily basis. God is awesome, He will not let things happen to you that you can't handle.

God bless your heart,
Much love
teraside

 

[mounty]

yes i would gladly give my life for my King without quuestion.

 

[Mouse]

Thank you Teraside. But what about what happened to Judas? Apparently his sin is unredeamable. I will ask God for his mercy and hope this never happens.
Bless your heart too!
Mouse

 

[stephen]

I am sure that we are quite safe in the West, as we follow the Master. After all, we have sent preachers of the gospel throughout the earth. We have represented, lived, taught, proclaimed Christianity for generations.

But with Eastern religeons now prominent in the West, and threatening in some ares, things may change. We cannot tell.

There are many nations where to be a Christian is to invite torture, and possible death. All who have met Jesus, would die for the Faith if required to do so.

 

[jculver]

I am sure that we are quite safe in the West, as we follow the Master. After all, we have sent preachers of the gospel throughout the earth. We have represented, lived, taught, proclaimed Christianity for generations.

But with Eastern religeons now prominent in the West, and threatening in some ares, things may change. We cannot tell.

There are many nations where to be a Christian is to invite torture, and possible death. All who have met Jesus, would die for the Faith if required to do so.

Beautiful statement. If you know Jesus this is a given.

I think it would be a blessing to die for Christ. If someone had a gun in my face and told me to renounce Him, I would rejoice that my time here was up. I think it would be easy to die for Christ, the hard part is picking up that cross day in and day out, and living for him. Only with his help are we able to do either.

 

[stephen]

Beautiful statement. If you know Jesus this is a given.

I think it would be a blessing to die for Christ. If someone had a gun in my face and told me to renounce Him, I would rejoice that my time here was up. I think it would be easy to die for Christ, the hard part is picking up that cross day in and day out, and living for him. Only with his help are we able to do either.

I think it would be easy to die for Christ, the hard part is picking up that cross day in and day out, and living for him. Only with his help are we able to do either.

Absolutely brother......Spot on

 

[beccasmom]

I would die for my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ without thought! We are here to serve Him....God Bless!!!

 

[scottie75]

I have given my life to Jesus, so to give up my life for Him........it is not really MY life, it is HIS!! So so to deny my faith in threatening circumstances, I would say no i would not deny our Lord and Saviour and if needs be, would lay down my life for God and my faith!

I just pray that if this moment were to ever come, that God would grant me the grace to stand in my convictions for HIM and not bow to fear and doubts!!

Praise Jesus indeed!!!

 

[kenwyn]

I am with jculver on this one. I imagine it something llke this...

The atheistic firing squad has me blindfolded and tied against an already bloodstained wall. "Denouce Christ and you will live," the leader barks savagely into my ear.

"No," I reply. "I can never denounce my saviour."

"you have pronounced you own death sentence," he hisses back at me. "You fool. Your Christ is not going to save you now."

There is silence for a moment as he retreats and I have a few moments to say a last prayer. I the sound of automatic weapons being loaded on the other side of the courtyards. I reflect that at last I am to meet my Jesus face to face for the first time, and I feel the strangest inexplicable calm. No fear any more.

Minutes later as the firing squad pull the blindfold from my lifeless face they stare at each other in puzzlement at my look of utter serenity. "Who was this man?" they ask each other. "And who was his saviour?"

...

And then I wake up and have a cup of coffee.

In reality I deny Jesus every day by the way I treat others, my attitudes and my unwillingness to speak up for him when I know I could.

I frequently stumble over much lesser hurdles than a firing squad.

 

[sabre7]

Dying for Christ would be the easy part.

Living for Christ is the hardest part I think.

But then again, I'm not being chased by an angry, Christian-hating mob as I write this...

But I would never renounce my Saviour.

 

[timnorman]

okay.
thanks every one

 

[calluna]

I would like to say quite confidently that yes I would die for Jesus, I would like to think that in any horrible circumstance I might be facing, I would never deny my saviour. Right now we can discuss if I had a gun to my head, that is a quick, probably painless death...no problem. But if faced with agonizing torture, or horrendous things done to my children, in attempts for me to deny my Lord. I cannot boldy say how I will behave and think in those situations, there is a part of me, a human part that I may be just like Peter....He loved the Lord with all his heart, but when it came to crunch time....Peter denied knowing the Lord 3 times.
Like Scottie75 said, If ever facing such a thing, I pray the Lord will grant me the Grace and strength to remain faithful to Him 'til the end.

Oh Lord have mercy on us.

Calluna

 

[Mouse]

Dying for Christ would be the easy part.

Living for Christ is the hardest part I think.

But then again, I'm not being chased by an angry, Christian-hating mob as I write this...

But I would never renounce my Saviour.

I agree with this post