Justin Martyr's Concise Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Power of the Martyr
Paul writes to the Romans and says that for those who are justified through faith they perseverance and this ultimately produces hope (New International Version, Romans 5:4); which Matthew Henry, in his commentary, says brings about a “blessed change” (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible. M. Henry, Romans). Justin Martyr’s writings to Emperor Hadrian beg for this same hope through change, “for the reconciliation and restoration of the human race” (Ker 19).
History is replete with examples of persecution. Gonzalez reminds us, “Christianity is no easy matter” (41). Early Christians such as Ignatius (52), Polycarp (Bettenson 9) and Felicitas and Perpetua (Kerr 24) among thousands of others bear witness to this struggle, which

Attempting to counter this viewpoint, Justin showed a just cause for being troubled not of temporal death because we seek the Kingdom of God all the while Christians “know that death is the penalty for this confession” (Kerr 18).
TODAY’S TENSION
Justin presents his rational defense of God’s glory, truth and provision because the “wicked had disguised within their false report, the intention to turn away potential believers” (Bettenson 5). Accusations and testing come to today’s Christian in many of these same forms.
Appetite for the gleanings of the media’s illusionary message causes society to deem the intentions of Christianity as undermining, which leads to jealousy and hatred. Jesus demonstrated that the truth spoken in love would glorify God and appeal to the heart of the lost.
We, as with these early critics of Christianity, tend to prejudge others by stereotyping and by our refusal to engage others, as Jesus taught. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew