I've come to believe that God, in His wisdom, allows martyrdom in every generation in part because, without … - Mark Galli

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Mark Galli

I've come to believe that God, in His wisdom, allows martyrdom in every generation in part because, without them, the reality of Christ's death for us becomes increasingly blurry. . . As we look at [the martyrs], the mist that sometimes enshrouds first-century Golgotha is burned away, and we see. . . the Lord nailed to the cross.

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