Torturing an Iranian Christian for his confession of faith in Christ
- Aug/1/2007
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us " /Romans 8:18
According to the Farsi Christian News Network ( FCNN ), an Iranian Christian, A . Sh , ( for security reasons , FCNN keeps the person's identity protected ) was arrested and imprisoned by the Security Agents , after he had a car accident with a security escort car on May 4th 2007.
After the accident , 3 agents began to insult him with an abusive language, and following searching his car , they found a Bible and a DVD of Jesus's movie
As a result they start to ask him questions about his religion and beliefs. He confessed he was a Christian .
Jesus in Luke 12:8 regarding the subject says :" Whoever acknowledges me before men, the son of man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God "
Agents , after hearing that he was converted to Christianity began to bit him up severely and then tossed him into the car , transporting him to Station 102 of Islamic Military ( Sepah Pasdaran)
The report , then , adds that one of the agents inside the prison accused him of heresy by turning from Islam to Christianity , calling him Mortad , then began to torture him by whipping and lashing him severely without any legal charges or court sentence.
Finally after 2 days being in prison and tortured , he was released through the efforts of his family and by giving a financial collateral to authorities.
We as Christians , have learned from our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive our persecutors just as He, being nailed on the cross , said :
Father , forgive them , for they do not know what they are doing . Luke 23:34
Recently the Fox News Network listed Iran as the 3rd country in the world in which Christians are being persecuted. Fox News also claimed , Iran is rapidly moving
