Ignatius who is he reputed student of John the Baptist and also wrote a series of letters as an example of christian theology. When he died people was given feast in different churches and before he died Ignatius taught the deity of Christ. Also Polycarp was the last survivor to have known last apostle, and strongly refused to denied Jesus Christ. He was also responsible for converting many Gnostic and also the disciple of John the Apostle.
What Polycarp says made me pause for the whole class because I am ashamed, for no reason. I don't know if I'm guilty or what I don't understand. But those words are so strong that I cannot neglect "86 years I have served Him and He has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King and my Savior". It was an amazing statement I ever heard, so far I did not heard Christian saying those words. What does it feels that you are under persecution and yet this what you said, it seems like a hypocrite but if you are experiencing the love of God nothing is more than that can force you to denied.
When I died I hope until the end of my life I can stand bearing the faithfulness of God, that fear and doubt cannot win over me. I hope I have the courage to say the same thing when persecution come and worse death. I don't know what lays ahead but I hope that as day goes by He will strengthen me all the way.
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