Persecution News FeedsThought provoking, personal perspectives on issues concerning World Evangelism, Christian persecution and the Mission Fields.
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Why does Paul refer to salvation as a free gift (Rom 5:15-18)? It is because we don’t have to deserve it or earn it, to receive it. In fact, the cost of salvation was far too dear, for any man to be worthy of it. It is neither the reward of faith nor the wages of righteousness, but, the trophy that Christ won on our behalf, paying the price to remit our sin with his own blood on the cross – because he loved us.
The questions are: Is Christian ministry restricted within leadership? Do I as an untitled believer and you, if you are not a pastor or church leader, have any mandates of ministry; any responsibilities to and in the church, other than to believe, be saved, then to sit back and be happy enjoying the show? The key to our answers lies in the question: What is ministry?
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The battery was dead again
And I needed a recharge:
To excite the cells for use till dead again
Due for another recharge.
The ‘motivational’ sunshine had been vibrant with energy
So I just laid them out bare,
Hoping to work off some lethargy
And get them back fair.
When my ‘self-righteous battery’ [...]
Glenn Penner was Communications Director for The Voice of the Martyrs in Canada and Visiting Professor at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and author of “In The Shadow of The Cross: exploring the Biblical theology of persecution and discipleship”.
In this excerpt from an interview with Christian Monitor he discusses the work of VOM, he gives advice on how Christians can help the persecuted church and he discusses his new book.
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Can we be truly saved and not eternally secure ?
Religious Clash in Jos, Plateau Leave over 500 dead, 40 churches and the homes of 25,000 destroyed Jos, city in the middle belt of Nigeria and capital of Plateau State once again exploded in violence between the 28th and 29th of November 2008, resulting in the killings of over 500 people including six pastors, as [...]
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But he knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous]. – Job 23:10(Amplified version) Thoughts about this glorious Christian way excite me; Jesus talked about two ways: a way that leads [...]
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