Thomas Merton and the Mystery of Martyrdom
If Roman emperors knew ahead of time what would happen to Christianity after they killed early martyrs they never would have killed them.
Counterintuitive as it is, the blood of martyrs is one of the most mysterious things in the universe. If Roman emperors knew ahead of time what would happen to Christianity after they killed early martyrs they never would have killed them. It would be the stupidest thing in the world.
Jesus said,
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wh…
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