What might make you stop being a Christian?. The Church at Smyrna is having a tough time Poverty v9 Slander v9 Prison & Death v10 Bonhoeffer: suffering.

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What might make you stop being a Christian?

The Church at Smyrna is having a tough time Poverty v9 Slander v9 Prison & Death v10 Bonhoeffer: suffering then is the badge of the true Christian

The Church at Smyrna has a conquering Lord Jesus is No.1 v8 Jesus is all knowing v9 Jesus is in control v10 Jesus has conquered death, & offers us life v11

What happened next? Polycarp martyred ~156 “Eighty-six years have I served Him, and He has done me no wrong: how then can I blaspheme my King who saved me?”