The church will never face persecution for behaving like the world. The church will never face persecution for giving in to this world's system.
And, if we resort to fighting persecution with the weapons of the world, we may gain the our lives but loose our soul. Jesus said “love your enemies, bless those that curse you.” That’s hard. But unless we learn to respond to eveil with good, evil will triumph. We must overcome evil with good.
We must respond like the early church in Acts 4 - Keep Preaching Jesus, Pray for Boldness, Come Together, and Persevere. Kingdom Blessing will come.
