“How is it, I wondered, that so many people are willing to die for financial or humanitarian reasons while many Christian groups insist on waiting until it is safe to obey Jesus' command to "Go" into all the world?” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“Those of us who have grown comfortable with the teachings of Christ have allowed His teachings to lose their edge.” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“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… — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“You can only grow in jail what you take to jail with you. You can only grow in persecution what you take into it.” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“...the Russian church had lost in its first decade of 'freedom' what Soviet believers had managed to hold on to under communisn for most… — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the question should not be: "Why are other persecuted?" Perhaps the better question is: "Why are we not?” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“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… — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“How is it, I wondered, that so many people are willing to die for financial or humanitarian reasons while many Christian groups insist on… — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“...our pilgrimage among house churches in persecution convinced us that God may actually want to use them to save us from the often debilitating,… — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“Personal trust and spiritual maturity were often in direct proportion to the amount of suffering that had been endured for the faith.” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“The stronger the persecution, the more significant the spiritual vitality of the believers.” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“...we should all read and forever remember Revelation 2:10 - here's what I require of you, that you should 'be faithful unto death.” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
“Persecution stop immediately where there is no faith and there is no witness.” — Nik Ripkin Copy Share Image
