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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Alas, if our children lose the crown of life, it will be but a small consolation that they have won the laurels of literature or art.
C.H. Spurgeon

So many Christians sealed their witness to Christ with their blood that martures (witness) came to mean “martyrs.” Their blood, as the second-century theologian Tertullian stated, became the seed of the church. Many were drawn to faith in Christ by observing how calmly and joyously Christians met their deaths.
John MacArthur