Posted on 09/08/2012 6:41:26 AM PDT by blueyon
CSW has been informed that apostasy charges against Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani have been dropped
(Excerpt) Read more at vinienco.com ...
He better high tail it across the border
The many prayers for him worldwide have been answered. He is an inspiration for Christians worldwide.
Is there any plan to get him out of Iran?
Thanks for posting this!! Praying for God’s continued protection on the pastor and his family.
Thanks for posting this!! Praying for God’s continued protection on the pastor and his family.
I am very glad he has been released and passed the news on to many. I received an email from a friend who said that he was not a Christian, but a “Pastor” of a cult church, so I did some checking and found this site that explains the Church of Iran and also has a video of him stating his belief:
http://surphside.blogspot.com/2012/02/yosef-nadarkhani-pastor-of-modalist.html
Even if he is not a true Christian, I’m glad he was released. Who knows, maybe he came to know the Lord while he was in prison. I pray for his salvation.
At a hearing, Pastor Youcef was asked to deny Jesus and that way save his life. What was his answer? You ask me to recant. Recant means to return. What do you wish me to return to? The blasphemy that I was in before Christ? The judges responded, To the religion of your ancestors, Islam. Youcef replied, I cannot. That says everything I want to know about Pastor Youcef!
I too have been keeping up with him since the very beginning, through VOM, and praying for him. Yes, VOM and others have referred to him as an evangelical pastor; however, his own testimony and other Christian sources have said that the Church of Iran is a cult. You might check out the video in his own words. He denies the Trinity.
Video is no longer available.
Very interesting. I just watched it yesterday and another friend watched it last night.
Here is the link to the Christianity Today article of May, 2012:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/may/marketing-martyrs-iranian-pastor.html
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