Standing Up Against the World

Encouragement & Warning: Standing Up Against the World

The excerpt below comes from Richard Wurmbrand, founder of Voice of the Martyrs, who was imprisoned and terribly tortured for 14 years at the hand of Communists while pastoring in Romania. This is taken from, “Tortured for Christ“, pgs. 27-29. May you take this true story seriously, and especially in consideration of current world events and timing; even more importantly, take this to the throne of Christ in prayer and in relation to the Scriptures, then act in obedience.

“Once the Communists came to power, they skillfully used the means of seduction towards the Church. The language of love and the language of seduction are the same. The one who wishes a girl for a wife and the one who wishes her for only a night both say the words, ‘I love you.’ Jesus has told us to discern between the language of seduction and the language of love, and to know the wolves clad in sheepskin from the real sheep. Unfortunately, when the Communists came to power, thousands of priests, pastors, and ministers did not know how to discern between the two voices.

“The Communists convened a congress of all Christian bodies in our Parliament building. There were four thousand priests, pastors, and ministers of all denominations – and these men of God chose Joseph Stalin as honorary president of this congress. At the same time he was president of the World Movement of the Godless and a mass murderer of Christians. One after another, bishops and pastors arose and declared that communism and Christianity are fundamentally the same and could coexist. One minister after another said words of praise towards communism and assured the new government of the loyalty of the Church.

“My wife and I were present at this congress. Sabina told me, ‘Richard, stand up and wash away this shame from the face of Christ! They are spitting in His face.’ I said to her, ‘If I do so, you lose your husband.’ She replied, ‘I don’t wish to have a coward as a husband.’

“Then I arose and spoke to this congress, praising not the murderers of Christians, but Jesus Christ, stating that our loyalty is due first to Him. The speeches at the congress were broadcast and the whole country could hear proclaimed from the rostrum of the Communist Parliament the message of Christ! Afterward I had to pay for this, but it was worthwhile.”

– Richard Wurmbrand

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