![]() ![]() ![]() Most pastors and churches “compiled”, but some, like GraceLife Church in Edmonton, Alberta where James Coates pastors, understood the Biblical command for churches to “not forsake our own assembling together” (Hebrews 10:25). With Covid came a new opportunity to silence and persecute Christians, as government-mandated restrictions and closures of churches in the name of “community health and safety”. It was a shock when Christians lost their baking or photography business or were fined for following their biblical beliefs.īut the God-haters wouldn’t stop there. That changed about a decade ago when the homosexual movement began prosecuting Christians for refusing to participate in“same-sex” so-called weddings. In countries like the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that were founded on Christian values with guaranteed individual liberties, the state has generally allowed citizens to pursue their faith. ![]() In some Islamic countries, Christians are jailed and martyred for refusing to keep silent about the gospel. Today is no different for believers in Communist China or North Korea, where Christians defy government edicts and gather secretly. This past Sunday, February 14, Pastor James Coates of Grace Life Church (Grace Life) of Spruce Grove, Alberta, held a church service for his congregation, which was in violation of a January 29. The gospels recount the crucifixion of Christ and the book of Acts chronicles the threats, beatings, jailings, and stonings of first century Christians. Persecution, imprisonment, and murder of Christians is nothing new. GUEST: PASTOR JAMES COATES, co-author, God vs. ![]()
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