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Decades ago I met with a pastor on China who said the same, having spent many years in prison for pastoring a Bible teaching church. His congregation grew after each imprisonment.
Yet this isn't always true everywhere : see the historic examples I mentioned already.
I think if we really believe that persecution is the answer, we'll move to the places most likely to persecute us, solely for our spiritual edification.
Since there's no rush of Christians trying to move into North Korea and other places seeking persecution, I think we haven't really embraced this idea.
@masterofthetiger@theres.life
I'd be curious to see a historical study of the church. Was The Great Awakening, for example, under historic persecution? What about other times of historic church growth or health? I haven't seen such a study, it would be interesting for sure.