Sentence examples for face martyrdom from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, Jesus struggles with his decision to face martyrdom in order to save his disciples, including Mary Magdalene.

Meanwhile, Jesus struggles with his decision to face martyrdom in order to save his disciples, including Mary Magdalene (the lovely Chilina Kennedy).

Brought before the Ottoman ruler with the connivance of hostile rabbis to answer charges of sedition, Sevi converted to Islam rather than face martyrdom, and accepted a sinecure as the Sultan's head gatekeeper.

Better tactics might include "massive investments in charity, the further evangelizing of Asia, a willingness to face martyrdom by preaching in countries where Christians are killed," and a churchwide effort to beautify the liturgy.

Two of these misinterpretations, often originating with the Nizārīs' enemies, were that the Nizārīs were killers under the sway of the mysterious "old man of the mountain" and that they used hashish in order to induce visions of paradise before setting out to face martyrdom.

He complained about the draught and the fleabites, and the monk told him that he probably wasn't ready to face martyrdom.

On the other hand, Jews rarely faced martyrdom or exile, or forced compulsion to change their religion, and they were mostly free in their choice of residence and profession.

The disciples become travellers, with torn clothes and workmen's faces; martyrdoms take place in the dark Roman streets, where young swordsmen brawl and fight.

With the exception of the four little girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing, the face of martyrdom is male — Emmett Till, Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers and now Trayvon Martin.

Those few that remain face an ongoing martyrdom.

Pray for yourself and all your brothers that they may be victorious and hit their targets and ask God to grant you martyrdom facing the enemy, not running away from it, and for Him to grant you patience and the feeling that anything that happens to you is for Him.