If one wants to talk about real violence against Christians… - Michael Horton

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If one wants to talk about real violence against Christians, surely the persecution of the early Christians should count. Yet every New Testament command on the subject calls us to love and pray for our enemies with the confidence that Christ is still building his church. Then why does the appeal to fear work so consistently with many who claim to stand in the line of Jesus’ disciples...

Michael Horton

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Michael Scott Horton (born 11 May 1964) is an American theologian.

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