What's Your Line In The Sand?
QUESTION: If we believe that we are truly in the "last days", what would we be willing to suffer in defense of our faith? What is the line in the sand that we are not willing to cross? We are seeing and experiencing "wars and rumors of wars", earthquakes, famine and other signs, but Matthew 24:6 tells us the "the end is not yet". Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Hebrews 11:37a (NLT) Included in what has been called the Faith Hall of Fame, is a list of those who fought, were persecuted, and even killed because they refused to abandon their loyalty to God . I was intrigued because I didn't recall reading in the scripture where someone was "sawed in half" as a result of their faith, so I did some research. I t turns out that it is recorded in the Talmud, not the Bible, and that that martyr was the prophet, Isaiah. Peter was hung upside down on a cross because he felt unwo