There is no doubt that we who have answered the call to surrender our lives to God owe a huge debt of gratitude to church leaders who have, through the ages, obeyed the call to sacrifice their lives, sharing the message of the gospel, sometimes facing grave danger and even some losing their lives in the process. Nevertheless, God did not reveal every aspect of his plan in times past but gradually pulled back the curtain so that, in these last days, we may be fed the strong meat required for maturity as sons of God.