05/27/2026
"The third pastor is not so sure. Prior to faith in Christ, he was an accomplished Shiite theologian. The government, he said, is run by a 'death cult' that will not surrender and glories in martyrdom. The vast majority of Iranians want the regime to fall, he said. But he is afraid Iran may eventually resemble Iraq after the American invasion in 2003, where a well-armed insurgency ensures instability. Personally, however, he prefers a decade of 'mess' over another day of oppression.
But his trust is only in God.
'All sides seem to lie and boast and threaten,' he said. 'I am used to my own leaders lying all the time, but the American leaders (it seems to me) can’t be trusted either. I can’t tell the difference...'
Amid the confusion is intense family suffering...
'It is impossible to gauge,' he said. 'Our concern must be for the gospel and the growth of the church in Iran.'"
It is so true that our trust is only in God whatever happens in our life or in the world. We will continue to keep all of our brothers and sisters in Christ in the world to bring God's peace in their life and in the world fully.
"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns" (Isiah 52:7, NLT).
They want the regime to fall, but Iranian believers have differing views on their country's war.
