A girl made of steel
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Let me share to you a true story recounted by Korean evangelist Billy Kim during the persecutions of Christianity in Korea.
After the war, the communists swept down into South Korea from the North. One of the first things they did was to gather a group of Christians into their church building, where they demanded that the leaders deny their Lord.
They backed up their demands with torture and threats to the lives of their prisoners. One by one the leaders succumbed. When their torturers handed them the Bible and told them to spit upon it, they did so.
Until the Communists came to one little girl.
Fearlessly, she looked at them for moments and said: "YOU CAN HAMMER ME INTO A PULP. YOU CAN BEAT ME INTO EXTINCTION, BUT I WILL NEVER DENY MY LORD."
Then she began to sing, after turning to the leaders who had fallen to say:
"MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOULS." What was the result? The crowd with her in the church joined her in singing. She turned the tide of denial that had been begun by the leaders.
What did the communists do? They executed the leaders who had denied Christ and set free the girl whose courage had been so clearly communicated.
WAW!!!!!!! JUST WAW!!!!!!!!!
Oh may God give us the courage, even just to confess that we are Christians to other people. Some of us even are ashamed to carry Bibles in public. Some are ashamed to give out gospel tracts in public. Some don't even witness Christ to other people for fear of being ridiculed. -
encouraging post, thanks Ironside
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glad to be of serviceOriginally posted by OrneryBoy:encouraging post, thanks Ironside
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I dont recall jesus christ saying you need to go around carrying bibles in public....Originally posted by Ironside:Oh may God give us the courage, even just to confess that we are Christians to other people. Some of us even are ashamed to carry Bibles in public. Some are ashamed to give out gospel tracts in public. Some don't even witness Christ to other people for fear of being ridiculed. -
Correct. You don't have to carry a Bible in public. the Lord never commanded it. good ideas. -
Bro Ironside,
Very encouraging. It is very true a lot of times when its time for us to speak up for our faith we just cowardice into a turtle shell.
Its this kinda testi's that i read perks me up a whole lot cause being a Christian in my job industry we are known as "outcast" and by God's Grace & Mercy i have been able to stand firm on my faiths & believes.
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Thank you for your post. Encouragement wor..
I wonder if I will deny Jesus if times like this ever come.
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I won't dare to claim anything also, cause I also won't know how I would have responsed (in case ended up like Peter, deny the Lord three times)...Originally posted by odi-o:Thank you for your post. Encouragement wor..
I wonder if I will deny Jesus if times like this ever come. 
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Thank you for that very inspiring post Ironside.
When the time comes, i pray that i will be found worthy as the girl has been found worthy of the kingdom of god -
lets just put it this way, peter denied Christ 3 times, everyday we also deny him.Originally posted by odi-o:Thank you for your post. Encouragement wor..
I wonder if I will deny Jesus if times like this ever come.