Blog Post #8: Suffering
In what ways did the people you learned about during this unit suffer? What was their reaction to their suffering? Many of the people I learned about this unit suffered from the strong opposition of other's beliefs. For example, St. Paul was prosecuted, stoned, threatened, and beaten by his adversaries because they simply disagreed with him. Moreover, Peter and other apostles were thrown in jail because of their preaching. As a result of this suffering, most of them became discouraged, questioned their faith, hid and silenced their teaching out of fear that they would be killed. However, after guidance and encouragement from God, they became as fearless as they have ever been. They trusted in God completely as they risked their lives daily to share the word of God. Which story from the Acts of the Apostles did you find most inspiring and why? I think Acts 18, where Paul was In Corinth was very inspiring because it shows how suffering can be experienced in very relatable...