The persecuted church in America
I heard a pastor once tell a story about a conversation he had with a friend who is a pastor from the persecuted church of Eastern Europe. His friend observed in God’s word that Satan works as either an ‘angel of light‘ or as a ‘roaring lion‘. He went on to say they fought the roaring lion back in his country. From his time visiting the U.S., he said that the enemy seemed to be working as an angel of light. Finally, he soberly stated that he’d rather fight the roaring lion.
Why would he say that? Well, to me it seems that it’s much harder to get people to put on the armor and fight a battle when they don’t even realize there is a war going on. I’d conclude that there is a persecuted church here in America too - in a more subtle yet no less deadly (spiritually) way.
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