William Tyndale was born in late 15th-century England, about 90 years after the church had banned the only complete English Bible in the world, the translation made by John Wycliffe. Wycliffe maintained that being ignorant of the Scripture is the same as being ignorant of Christ. But his translation from the Latin Vulgate […]
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From “China’s War on the Bible: If You Can’t Ban It, Alter It” by John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera at: http://www.breakpoint.org ————————– A recent article at WORLD Magazine reported how the Chinese-language app called “WeDevote” recently surpassed 10 million downloads. That number, as well as the overall success of “WeDevote,” is even more remarkable given the back
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From the NEW YORK POST, December 12, 2014: Four Christian children were beheaded by ISIS militants in Iraq for refusing to denounce Jesus and convert to Islam, according to the leader of the Anglican church in Baghdad. Canon Andrew White, know as the “Vicar of Baghdad,” fled Iraq in October for Israel and recounted how
By Stephen Nichols at: http://5minutesinchurchhistory.com/ Under the city of Rome lies a vast system of catacombs. The ancient Romans built these catacombs because they feared death and didn’t want to think about it. They wanted to push death out onto the margins, out of sight, deep beneath the city. These catacombs
Voice of the Martyrs is an international organization that supports and encourages Christians wherever they are persecuted– which is in many countries, the very worst which is North Korea. Each year VOM produces an short film for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church in November. This year’s video tells the story
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From the September 1, 2019 Standing Strong Through the Storm daily devotional at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org ——————————————— The first of September is a memorial day for the people of Beslan in North Ossetia as they remember the awful events of September first 2004. More than one thousand children and adults were taken hostage in School
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The Chinese government takes down crosses; the number of Christians goes up ———————— By Eric Metaxas and Stan Guthrie, on Breakpoint Daily, posted September 25, 2018, at: http://www.breakpoint.org I want you to meet some brave Christian leaders pledging their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. When thinking of the golden
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“We Do Not Have To Be Perfect To Do God’s Will” Ron Boyd-MacMillan, shares the following insight from his teaching, “Why I Need to Encounter the Persecuted Church,” at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org ————————— While living in Hong Kong, I used to make a point of having dinner with many of the Open Doors supporters worldwide
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By Ron Boyd-MacMillan of Open Doors, in “Why I Need to Encounter the Persecuted Church.” It’s so easy to get fed up with church. For years I got very little out of church. The sermons were boring. The music was embarrassing. The fellowship was non-existent. The whole experience of worshiping with other people
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From the August 15, 2018 Open Doors daily devotional Standing Strong Through the Storm. —————————————– Perhaps the most difficult of Jesus’ commands is to love even our enemies. A true Christian always seeks another person’s highest good—even when mistreated. Brother Andrew says “The Christian’s only method of destroying his enemies is to ‘love’ them
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