OPINION (FW) – As violence against Christians continues to increase worldwide, the CEO of Open Doors USA, David Curry, says American pastors are failing to educate their congregations on the “theology of persecution.” Asked by The Christian Post why he thinks American believers seem so disconnected from the persecution facing the global church, Curry said it’s ultimately “a failure of leadership.” “This is a bit of an indictment,” he said, “but I think pastors …
they’re not teaching their church[es] about it, they’re not teaching a biblical standard, they’re not teaching a theology of persecution.” Curry pointed out that the New Testament was written by persecuted Christians, yet in the U.S. — and much of the Western world — there’s very little emphasis on that reality. “There are books of the Bible that start with Paul in prison, and at the end, he’s still in prison,” he explained. “But we’re not hearing that Gospel in America, and I think it’s created a chasm between us and the rest of the world.” READ MORE
