Christian Persecution in Pakistan

photo: Kim Chaudary AP

Two Islamic terrorists blew themselves up via suicide vests outside All Saints’ Church in Peshawar, Pakistan this past Sunday, 22 September 2013. This atrocity—the murder of 78 adults and 7 children—is the biggest massacre of Christians in Pakistan’s history. You can read about it here and here.

Once again the world can see firsthand that this is not a “religion of peace.”

But hear this, dear Muslims. You can oppress us, persecute us, even murder us, but you cannot rob Christian of the joy of being children of God who are clothed in Christ’s perfect righteousness. The peace you claim to have is ours abundantly in Jesus Christ. It can be yours too. For you we pray. For you there is forgiveness. For you Jesus Christ was born, baptized, lived, died, rose again, ascended, and even now sits at the Father’s right hand.

Fellow Christians, remember the blessed words of your Lord:

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on My account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” [Matthew 5:11-12]

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” [John 15:18-19]