For Centuries, Christians have been persecuted for following Jesus Christ. They will die before renouncing their faith. These people are called Martyrs which is defined as: a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. In this book, Bearing Witness, many never wavered when asked to stop worshiping their God and follow other pagan Gods. Stephen was stoned to death for his love and faith in Christ. There was Saul who was just standing by holding coats for the men, who would, in the end stone him to death.
One of my favorite tales is of Perpetua who was a 22 year old woman that came to learn with some other new, young believers when along came the Roman authorities and asked "what is your name?" Perpetua answered back, "Christian". This made the soldiers very angry and Perpetua and her friends were imprisoned for refusing to worship the empire’s deities.
