My Book of Faith: 17 The Holy Church and the Holy Sacraments

God's Introduction
Forword
SECTION I: Background
1. Meet The Author
2. How God Communicated with Me
SECTION II: The Story of Creation
1. The Origin and Nature of God
2. In The Beginning
  - The Creation of the World
  - The Life God Created
3. Life in Heaven
SECTION III: Our Separation from God
SECTION IV: Understanding Salvation
1. The Purpose, Life and Death of Jesus Christ
2. The Mystery that is Mary, Mother of God
  - Queen of Heaven and the Universe
3. The Path of Salvation
4. The Road Less Travelled
5. The Promises of Salvation
SECTION V: Building Your Relationship With God

Section 5 Building Your Relationship With God - 17 The Holy Church And The Holy Sacraments

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CLOSET CHRISTIANS

This topic deals with religious persecution. God entitles this topic Closet Christians because there still places in our world today where Christian are subject to violence by virtue of their faith and forced to hide their faith to avoid persecution.

Question: What is your advice to Christians who are being persecuted?

God’s answer:

Run and hide
I won’t take this against you.

Question: In the previous topic, Political Correctness, you asked Christians to rebel. Here you are telling them to run and hide. What is the difference?

God’s answer:

“Stick and stones can hurt my bones but words can never hurt me.”

Your life in not on the line. You are free to worship Me.

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Question: In situations of violent Christian persecution, is it acceptable to you if those who are being persecuted convert to another religion, and just be a closet Christian?

God’s answer:

What does conversion entail?
What are you asked to do?

Vile acts
Don’t commit them. Be a Christian at heart.

Vile means morally reprehensible¹⁹, heinous

Question: So in cases where conversion would mean committing vile acts, what should these Christians do?

God’s answer:

Burn at the stake
When in Rome, do not do as the Romans do.

Meaning: God is referring to ancient Rome.

Question: God, can you explain in your own words “When in Rome, do not do as the Romans do?” How would you describe Romans during the ancient times?

God’s answer:

Atrocious, amoral and sadistic.

Atrocious means horrifyingly wicked.²⁰ Amoral means lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something²¹. To explain why

¹⁹ https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/vile

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