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Conclusion. True Christians
will suffer and there will be times we will become a secret disciple. But that does not please our Lord. The
early church had a solution: they called it boldness. In Acts 4:29 they asked God for boldness,
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. (NIV) Acts 4:29. They prayed for boldness during persecution. They did not ask for it to stop. They ask for boldness to keep
going. They chose suffering. But when it became intense, Acts 8:1 says they fled. They fled preaching the gospel
just as Jesus had told His disciples (Matt 10:23).
We need to ask the Holy Spirit for boldness (Acts 4:31) to live a righteous life. We need to commit ourselves to be bold and accept suffering for Jesus. Pray that God gives us boldness to not become lapsi, or yield to the spirit of tolerance, or anything that is contrary to holiness, truth and the pursuit of being like Jesus Christ. Imagine the great rewards that await us along with the other saints.
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