The persecutions were fundamental to Christianity's growth. We approach God most often through suffering ("take up your cross and follow Me"). This is a truth that not many people want to really embrace, me included! But it's also one reason why traditional Christianity is making a comeback right now. Still numerically insignificant, but…
The persecutions were fundamental to Christianity's growth. We approach God most often through suffering ("take up your cross and follow Me"). This is a truth that not many people want to really embrace, me included! But it's also one reason why traditional Christianity is making a comeback right now. Still numerically insignificant, but to put on my demography nerd hat for a minute, that may not be the case in a few generations' time, as faith is really the only thing left that actively encourages people to have babies.
The persecutions were fundamental to Christianity's growth. We approach God most often through suffering ("take up your cross and follow Me"). This is a truth that not many people want to really embrace, me included! But it's also one reason why traditional Christianity is making a comeback right now. Still numerically insignificant, but to put on my demography nerd hat for a minute, that may not be the case in a few generations' time, as faith is really the only thing left that actively encourages people to have babies.