{"id":115013,"date":"2026-11-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=115013"},"modified":"2026-11-11T19:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T19:00:14","slug":"what-is-christian-persecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/what-is-christian-persecution\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u064f\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0636\u0637\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u064a\u0646\u061f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Christian persecution is hostility that comes to someone because they belong to Christ. Jesus warned that it would range from insults and being shut out of company to courts and death, and when he sent the twelve out he gave the reason in one line: &quot;Ye shall be hated of all men for my name&#039;s sake&quot; (Matthew 10:22). Where hardship ends and persecution begins is harder to say, and the bodies that count persecution today each say it differently. Open\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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