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John Howard Yoder on Love for the Persecuted - Anabaptist (Romans 8:38-39)

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"The Anabaptist martyrs faced drowning, burning, imprisonment—and testified that nothing could separate them from Christ's love. Not persecution, not execution, not empire's wrath. This love sustained them to the death because it was stronger than death. We stand in that testimony." — John Howard Yoder. Anabaptist: martyrs' love.

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Scripture References

Romans 8:38-39

Emotional Tone

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