Think It Not Strange

Here is a free e-book provided by John Piper and Desiring God Ministries:   http://document.desiringgod.org/think-it-not-strange-en.pdf?1452547327.

It is based on the view that Christian persecution will intensify . . .

“The days of gospel persecution in the United States no longer just hang on the distant horizon; they are already here, at least for some. It’s beginning with the bakers,florists, and photographers. Before long, the consensus maybe that faithful biblical exposition is ‘hate speech.’  Many are left wondering what trials may come in the wake of the Supreme Count’s monumental decision in Obergefell vs.Hodges ” landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held in a 5–4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution).

But it’s more than a prediction based on current events.  It’s a prediction based on the scriptural truth that suffering pervades the lives of those who will follow Christ.

I found the book biblical, convicting, challenging and filled with hope.  It does, as the authors aim, “help American Christians get ready for the insults, trials, opposition, and even persecution that may lie ahead.”   

I pray you’ll read it and be full of faith, hope and joy for whatever suffering we may be called to endure  before Jesus comes in glory!