Back in those old days people understood they’d be persecuted for their beliefs. That’s just as true today as then. But the focus then, as it should be now, was on salvation; not the need to protect ones selves from an evil world.
But, in today’s world, where the focus is more on the needy than salvation, I guess security is a necessary ‘evil’. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that a church should not help those in need. But too many churches today make that their focus instead of the real purpose of a church; to help save us from sin.
Jeanne Assam had just been on a three day fast, sounds like she was focusing on her soul and salvation, more than her aim.