Hey, welcome to Politics by Faith, brought to by the Patriot Gold Group.

Thanks for being here.

I realize we haven't done a show in the last couple days here.

I don't know why.

I'm sure I have a good excuse or no excuse, but we're here today.

That's all that matters.

We recorded a special yesterday on you becoming or being seen as being characterized domestic terrorists.

Talk to a couple people who have been sentenced or charged with crimes because you're a domestic

terrorist and the most absurd things you've ever heard.

It's the most recent podcast.

If you scroll down wherever you listen to podcasts, you can hear it.

And I want to speak about persecution, the political persecution when it comes, some things to think about.

Let's talk about persecution for being a Christian.

James 1. Count it all joy when you meet trials

of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

And let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect to complete, lacking in nothing.

A couple terms here. The Greek word for steadfastness means cheerful endurance. So when you

experience trials, it says count it all joy. A better translation might be count it nothing but

joy. Count it nothing but joy when you experience trials and endure it cheerfully. Why? So that you can become perfect.

The Greek word perfect here means consummate human integrity and virtue. That is who we are called to be.

We want to be the example of someone with integrity and virtue.

I know we've quoted Alexander Solzhenitsyn a lot.

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