The following is from Knight of Faith, Volume II, a collection of Norman Grubb's personal correspondence. This is what he replied to one writer who corresponded with him:
"I have always thought that the highest honor God could confer upon any of His servants was martyrdom, but it seems in these modern days to be looked upon with horror.
"What officer would yield up a position to the enemy without putting up a strong fight for it? He would rather lay his life down than retreat.
"Praise God for the faithful ones who have remained at their posts.
"How Bwana (C.T.S) [C . T. Studd] would have revelled in the opportunity to be with the African Christians at a time like this. He would have encouraged and have put fight in their souls.
"We need more of the fire of the Holy Ghost, sacrificial living. We are getting soft and flabby. May God quicken us [make us alive] all again.
"I am amazed at so many who take a pessimistic view of the Congo situation [the Congo uprising in the 1960's in which missionary Winnie Davies and others died] instead of taking victory by faith.
"What are we all going to do when the Great Tribulation comes? When the Anti-Christ appears there won't be anywhere to escape, for it surely will come upon the world. We had better get into practice and be ready for hard knocks.
"What has gone wrong with us all, we have lost the fighting spirit. We are playing safe instead of flinging our lives away for Jesus. How can we preach on 'not loving our lives unto the death' when we do love our lives."
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