A Woman Who Would Not Let Go of Her Faith
The tormentors had been taking turns torturing the Christian woman in every way from morning till evening. At last, they collapsed in exhaustion. “We have tried everything on this one,” said the older of the two. “I can’t think of anything else to do to her.” “How can she still be alive? Any one of the tortures we have used today should have been enough to kill her. Yet we used everything, and she still lives!”
Blandina, like many martyrs, had been tormented by the thought that she might not be able to endure the pain and might deny Jesus. But she was so steadfast in all her sufferings, she was filled with so much power, that even those who tortured her in relays all day long were faint and weary. Every time she repeated her confession: “I am a Christian,” her heart was strengthened, so she was able to endure the pain.
After all this torture, she was returned to prison to wait for the next holiday, when she and other Christians would appear before the crowds in the stadium. There, she was beaten and roasted upon a red-hot metal plate. Then she was wound up in a net and thrown before bulls, which tossed her many times high up with their horns, and then let her fall down again. Even with all this, she was still alive! Finally, the judge commanded that she be killed with the sword.
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Romans 8:35-37
Date: 10th September 2022
Title: “I AM A CHRISTIAN”
Martyr: Blandina
Location: France 172 AD
Source: Jesus Freaks
Author: DC Talk and Voice of Martyrs
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