AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORICAL REFLECTION OF THE CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN NUPELAND

Abstract

Persecution is not a strange phenomenon in Christian faith. It started with Jesus Himself during His earthly ministry and culminated in His death on the Cross. This continued with His disciples particularly at the inception of the Church. Persecution has always been part of Christianity wherever it exists in the world. This is observed with the advent of Christianity in Nupeland. Due      to the slow growth of Christianity in Nupeland, many people have an obscure understanding about the challenge of persecution being faced by the indigenous Christians in the land. The persecution of Christians in Nupeland is a composite of many factors. Relevant literature and interviews from Church leaders in Nupeland were conducted and the study discovered that other religious faiths see Christianity as a threat to their survival. Also, many people are not aware about the extent to which Christians are persecuted in Nupeland. The paper gave some concrete verifiable historical antecedents of the cases of persecution in Nupeland. The study closed by giving recommendations on how Christians in Nupeland should weather the storm of persecution. It concluded that apologetic approaches and social media should be used to explain Christian faith.