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293 days ago
I found this on a new site I like; Arab Vision . God Bless them for bringing Christ to the lost in Iraq. Iraqi Christians take a stand Iraqi Christians ignored security threats and a recent spade of violence against them, to come out and vote at the provincial elections on Saturday. “We decided to participate... to remove the fear in our hearts and in the hearts of our families,” one of them told the AFP news agency. Violence against Christians intensified last October, especially in the northern city of Mosul, where Christian homes were vandalized and burnt down. Around 2,500 families were forced to leave the city because of specific threats, and the Iraqi government resorted to sending police reinforcements after 12 Christians were killed. Christian TV production company, Arab Vision, recently organized a special conference in Iraq for one of its popular programs. Around 250 viewers were in attendance and 12 episodes of the program were recorded during their time ...293 days ago
CHARLES H. SPURGEON QUOTATION "A mouse was caught by its tail in a trap the other day, and the poor creature went on eating the cheese. Many men are doing the same. They know that they are guilty, and they dread their punishment, but they go on nibbling at their beloved sins."
295 days ago
The following is a summary of a lecture by a western islamologist and theologian which has been given to a Christian student group. I think that more people might profit from reading it. The article is posted with the permission of the original author. May it help towards a better understanding among Muslims and Christians and help to clear up some of the many mutual misconceptions about the other faith. ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY Christianity and Islam share much common ground. Both trace their roots to Abraham. Both believe in prophecy, God's messengers (apostles), revelation, scripture, the resurrection of dead, and the centrality of religious community. This last element is especially important. Both Christianity and Islam have a communitarian dimension: what the church is to Christianity the "umma" is to Islam. Despite these significant similarities, however, these two world religions have a number of significant ...
299 days ago
In the twentyfourth chapter of Joshua we have the man of God, Joshua, exhorting the assembled tribes of Israel to turn from their evil and idolatrous behavior and to serve the Lord. You will notice that although he was a great leader and general, he gave the glory to God. Great leaders do not so much rule as they do serve. Our Lord Jesus is a perfect example. When tempted in the wilderness by satan He only answered from His Fathers Word. The end of that battle being : " Then Jesus saith to him, ' Get thee hence, satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. ' Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him." Matthew 4:10-11 (See also Matt. 7:12, Matt. 9:37-38, Matt. 20:25-28, Matt. 23:11, Matt. 26:39, as a few examples of how to be a servant.) Our Lord was the perfect example of a dutiful Son, a loving Father, a faithful Husband (to His bride, the Church), and The Good ...
300 days ago
Reliability Can we trust the New Testament as a historical document? Many people do not believe that the Bible is a reliable document of history. But, the fact is the Bible is very trustworthy as a historical document. If we were to look at a chart that compared the biblical documents with other ancient documents, we would see that the Bible is in a class by itself regarding the number of ancient copies and their reliability. Please consider the chart below Author1 Date Written Earliest Copy Approximate Time Span between original & copy Number of Copies Accuracy of Copies Lucretius died 55 or 53 B.C. 1100 yrs 2 ---- Pliny 61-113 A.D. 850 A.D. 750 yrs 7 ---- Plato 427-347 B.C. 900 A.D. 1200 yrs 7 ---- Demosthenes 4th Cent. B.C. 1100 A.D. 800 yrs 8 ---- Herodotus 480-425 B.C. 900 A.D. 1300 yrs 8 ---- Suetonius 75-160 A.D. 950 A.D. 800 yrs 8 ---- Thucydides 460-400 ...
