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Christians Must Heed
Jesus

What the Gospel and the Koran tell us is this: since believers have
faith, and preach and follow the path of God;
• They are killed
• They are exiled
• They hear harsh words
• They are put on trial
• They are often imprisoned
• They are beaten and tortured
• They are beaten with whips and chains
• They are accused by false witnesses
• They live in poverty
• They are accused of madness
• They are rejected and even killed by their families
• They live up in the mountains or in caves or underground
• They are hated
• And they suffer

These are attributes of believers according to the Gospel. Prophets
and true believers have lived like that; they were tested and suffered.
That all happened solely because they believed in God and made no
concessions in their faith. This means that a believer is someone who
undergoes hardships for God's sake and is harshly tested.
That is why we love all the prophets. We also love the disciples
and companions for that reason. They showed the depth of their faith,
their love of God and their desire to live for God's approval and that
they desired the hereafter, not this world. And that is why they have
been rewarded with the finest mansions of paradise.
That is true faith. It is a fact revealed by God in the three Divine
books and proved in the lives of the prophets. True faith does not
mean sitting at home saying how much one loves God. Those who
claim to love God must know the content of faith.

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