Prisoner in Iran Encourages Faithful to Stand Strong against Prosecution
In the face of a crackdown an imprisoned Christian held in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj has managed to sneak a message of encouragement to Iran’s Christians, in which he exhorted Iranian Christians to expect persecution but to continue proclaiming Christ, reports Catholicnews.
“If you are courageous in God’s way, God’s grace will be with you,” 31-year-old Ebrahim Firouzi stated. “Do not fear what you are doing, and raise the banner of Jesus in the name of God.”
Paraphrasing encouragements by New Testament writers, Firouzi asked, “If you want to do good to others, who can harm you? … Keep your conscience clean so that people will be ashamed if they cause you harm. If it is God’s will that you should suffer, it is better to suffer for doing good.”
We remind that the government of Iran has left only a few if any Farsi-language churches open. Christians have no other option but to hold meetings in homes, which are illegal and heavily persecuted.
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