RE: The Christian faith is NOT a sucide pact!
Then Peter was justified in denying Christ in order to preserve his life? Hey, not doing so would have been tantamount to suicide...
Did not Jesus say at the last supper, “sell your cloak to get a sword” ?
There comes a time when you HAVE TO defend the Christian faith. Even these Christians did what they did to defend their faith.
“Then Peter was justified in denying Christ in order to preserve his life? Hey, not doing so would have been tantamount to suicide...”
Unlike it in Islam in which suicide is sought, you do not as a Christian seek out suicide.