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> [“Those of us who have grown comfortable with the teachings of Christ have allowed His teachings to lose their edge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/those-of-us-who-have-grown-comfortable-with-the-teachings-of-christ/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

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## More by Nik Ripkin

> [“Those of us who have grown comfortable with the teachings of Christ have allowed His teachings to lose their edge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/those-of-us-who-have-grown-comfortable-with-the-teachings-of-christ/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“It is crucial to understand that God values our help. But it is more crucial to remember that our all-powerful God is able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/it-is-crucial-to-understand-that-god-values-our-help-but-it-is-more/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“You can only grow in jail what you take to jail with you. You can only grow in persecution what you take into it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/you-can-only-grow-in-jail-what-you-take-to-jail-with-you-you-can-only/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“...the Russian church had lost in its first decade of 'freedom' what Soviet believers had managed to hold on to under communisn for most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/the-russian-church-had-lost-in-its-first-decade-of-freedom-what/)

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> [“Perhaps the question should not be: "Why are other persecuted?" Perhaps the better question is: "Why are we not?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/perhaps-the-question-should-not-be-why-are-other-persecuted-perhaps/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“Even though He wants our help, values our help, and calls for our help in changing the world, our all-powerful God is not helpless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/even-though-he-wants-our-help-values-our-help-and-calls-for-our-help/)

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> [“How is it, I wondered, that so many people are willing to die for financial or humanitarian reasons while many Christian groups insist on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/how-is-it-i-wondered-that-so-many-people-are-willing-to-die-for/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“...our pilgrimage among house churches in persecution convinced us that God may actually want to use them to save us from the often debilitating,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/our-pilgrimage-among-house-churches-in-persecution-convinced-us-that/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“Personal trust and spiritual maturity were often in direct proportion to the amount of suffering that had been endured for the faith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/personal-trust-and-spiritual-maturity-were-often-in-direct-proportion/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“The stronger the persecution, the more significant the spiritual vitality of the believers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/the-stronger-the-persecution-the-more-significant-the-spiritual/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“...we should all read and forever remember Revelation 2:10 - here's what I require of you, that you should 'be faithful unto death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/we-should-all-read-and-forever-remember-revelation-2-10-here-s-what-i/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“Persecution stop immediately where there is no faith and there is no witness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/persecution-stop-immediately-where-there-is-no-faith-and-there-is-no/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“Jesus is better than all the pleasures, possessions, and pursuits of this world put together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/jesus-is-better-than-all-the-pleasures-possessions-and-pursuits-of/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“He said, "Son, when did you stop reading your Bible? All of our stories are in the Bible. God has already written them down.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/he-said-son-when-did-you-stop-reading-your-bible-all-of-our-stories/)

[Nik Ripkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nik-ripkin/)

> [“...persecution is normal for millions of believers around the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nik-ripkin/persecution-is-normal-for-millions-of-believers-around-the-world/)

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