When you study church history, don’t look for the great philosophers, orators, and articulators. Don’t look for the men who were honored by all as a success in their time.
Look for the men that were rejected, ridiculed, mocked, ostracized, and at worst killed for what they believed and preached of the word of God. Look for the men and women that articulated their reproaches, necessities, and sufferings… and how God reigned in it. That’s how you will find out where the Holy Spirit was throughout church history.
Acts 15
26 men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 12
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
