No one asks for persecution. But God in His wisdom has made it so that when anyone persecutes His Church, it is like taking seed and scattering it so that it goes everywhere.
There are many benefits to the spiritual gifts that God has given believers, but there is still debate over whether the exercise of some gifts continue to this day.
The New Testament teaches that all believers have spiritual gifts. Naturally, many questions emerge such as, what are they, do all believers have them, and what are their purpose