Who are todays Christian Martyrs?
any Christian martyrs today?” A martyr is one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion; a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle; or a great or constant sufferer. Are there any today who have so dedicated their lives to Christ and His cause that they have paid the ultimate price or those who suffer constantly for His sake? Jesus once said to His disciples in Luke 14:26, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be my disciple.” This is the mark of all those who may be called martyrs today. These individuals have learned, even as Christ learned obedience in the things that he suffered, to hate their own lives and willingly travel a road of suffering. They seek the things of God, the furtherance of His Kingdom and the vindication of his name with a zeal and passion n
