How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Welcome to Through the Bible.

I'm Steve Schwetz here with you on the Bible bus for another great study in the book of Hebrews with Dr. J. Vernon McKee.

Chapter 11 is where we're at, and hopefully you know that it's often referred to as the Hall of Faith.

So as we prepare to look at some legendary heroes of the faith, Greg and I want to tell you about some modern day saints,

those who take God's word to some of the world's hardest to reach places.

And, Steve, of all the privileges that I think you and I have enjoyed getting to be associated

with this kind of ministry, getting out God's word around the world, perhaps one of the most

honoring and humbling is to meet

people that have literally risked their lives for their faith or suffered or been tortured or persecuted,

and just to see that they maintain their love for Christ and their passion to get the gospel out.

Yeah. Yeah, I think about the Arabic guy who ended up a wealthy man. Yes, in Saudi Arabia. Who lost everything and was beaten and

tortured and sent to prison. And then the guy ends up, you know, having a Bible study and leading all

these guys in prison to Christ. And he baptized people in a Saudi Arabian prison, which I still, if I didn't trust the source of that story, I wouldn't believe it.

Yeah.

Yes, and this man lost millions of dollars.

They took all his money.

Yeah.

And he's joyful and he's passionate.

And I knew a man, I used to work with a brother that was Vietnamese who had been sent to a, quote,

re-education camp for years.

And this man was a quiet, godly man, and he would just smile, even though I'm sure he was tortured.

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