Why would anyone want to do this??

For the second time in one week another Church of Christ in Richardsville has burned down. The fire at our church building was thought to be electrical, but the fire just this morning at Mt. Zion is arson. Which now makes you wonder if our church wasn't intentionally set on fire. Especially, considering Tom received a threatening phone call saying 'more' churches would be burned down.

Mt. Zion was the oldest Church of Christ building still in use in Kentucky, and the 8th oldest in the nation. What good does burning down the church building do? It is not going to make us stop congregating, and it is not going to make us stop spreading the word of God. Christians have been persecuted for as long as the church has existed. We still consider ourselves blessed that no one was injured in either fire. I just pray that this person repents and is baptized before it is too late for them. I hope that their callused heart can be turned around and made a disciple for Christ. They may have taken away our building, but they have not taken away our church.

Tom was just saying in Sunday school a few weeks ago that if you do not feel persecution in your life for your decision to follow Jesus then you must not be doing something right. Persecution is to be expected. There will always be those that think we are crazy for what we believe, and they will do anything possible to try to destroy us. I have to believe that it kills those who are against us more than anything to see us more united together in love than ever before. There is nothing they can do to break us. Jesus himself suffered the greatest persecution and the most horrific death of all for us. Shouldn't we in a way feel honored to suffer persecution in his name? All we can do is try to live for him and honor his commands with a loving heart. He will take care of the rest.