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Iran has world’s ‘fastest-growing church,’ despite no buildings - and it's mostly led by women: documentary
Fox News ^ | September 27, 2019 | Caleb Parke

Posted on 12/03/2019 3:03:33 PM PST by george76

the story of the "fastest-growing church" in the world, an underground, persecuted Christian movement in a country known for exporting radical Islamic terrorism — Iran.

People in Iran.. are fleeing Islam in droves as believers bow their knee to Jesus .. Sheep Among Wolves

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God is moving powerfully inside of Iran

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the best evangelist for Jesus was the Ayatollah Khomeini.. The ayatollahs brought the true face of Islam to light and people discovered it was a lie...After 40 years under Islamic law — a utopia according to them — they’ve had the worst devastation in the 5,000-year history of Iran

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the Iranian awakening.. It owns no property, no buildings, no central leadership, and is predominantly led by women

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Named after the Bible verse Matthew 10:16 which says, “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves,” the documentary claims "Muslim-background Iranians are leading a quiet but mass exodus out of Islam and bowing their knees to the Jewish Messiah -- with kindled affection toward the Jewish people."

But the new believers in the Islamic Republic face great risks.

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We know that if they get us, the first thing they will do to us as a woman is rape us and then they will beat us and ultimately they will kill us," one believer said. "This is the decision we have made that we want to offer our bodies as sacrifices. Because I have this thought when I wake up, that when I leave, that door I might not come back

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their goal is not planting churches but rather making disciples, the majority of whom are women..

Disciples forsake the world and cling to Jesus 'till he comes.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Syria; War on Terror
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1 posted on 12/03/2019 3:03:33 PM PST by george76
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Wow...

...their goal is not planting churches but rather making disciples, the majority of whom are women...

Kudos to them. They do have to follow that verse by the letter too in Iran.

Named after the Bible verse Matthew 10:16 which says, Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves,...

...the documentary claims "Muslim-background Iranians are leading a quiet but mass exodus out of Islam and bowing their knees to the Jewish Messiah -- with kindled affection toward the Jewish people."

Sorry Jimmy... /s

Hope they don't remember a man claiming to be an upstanding Christian got them into this mess.

2 posted on 12/03/2019 3:20:48 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Pledge: "...and to the Democracy for which it stands..." I give up. Use the democRat meme...)
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Only thing I take exception to is the author’s claim of worst devastation in 5000 years. I’m confident that Tamerlane would chuckle over that and make a few more hills of skulls to prove his rank as the top devastator of Persia.


3 posted on 12/03/2019 3:37:33 PM PST by Hootowl99
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To: DoughtyOne

Jimmy Carter was responsible for the creation of three of the most repressive, anti-human rights regimes in recent history, Mugabe in Zimbabwe, the Islamist Mullahs in Iran, and the Taliban in Afghanistan.


4 posted on 12/03/2019 3:42:01 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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Bigger than Al Sharpton’s façade church known as the “National Action Network”? Who would have thunk that the Iranians would “out Al” at fraud?


5 posted on 12/03/2019 3:50:52 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures)
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Early Christians didn’t have buildings either.


6 posted on 12/03/2019 4:16:54 PM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth, or producing more than we consume.)
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“Early Christians didn’t have buildings either”

I thought they had synagogues?


7 posted on 12/03/2019 4:37:47 PM PST by Gratia
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One day maybe we’ll have a refuge away from Democrats, but that is a long drive.


8 posted on 12/03/2019 5:39:37 PM PST by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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We recently had a missionary family in our church that was in Turkey. They had pictures of baptisms and services there. Same thing as Iran, mostly women and children. All souls to save.


9 posted on 12/03/2019 6:27:49 PM PST by vpintheak (Leftists are full of "Love, peace" and bovine squeeze.)
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Wonderful news. I hope Iran has the fastest growing church, but they’ll have to go a ways to beat the growth of China’s 100 million Christian church.


10 posted on 12/03/2019 7:14:20 PM PST by Forgiven_Sinner (Seek you first the kingdom of God, and all things will be given to you.)
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““Early Christians didn’t have buildings either”

I thought they had synagogues?”

Christians were kicked out of the synagogues by the 80s AD. They had home churches, just like in China.


11 posted on 12/03/2019 7:15:53 PM PST by Forgiven_Sinner (Seek you first the kingdom of God, and all things will be given to you.)
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And I do not believe he has accepted one iota of responsibility for his dereliction. The Lord is going to keep him alive until he repents. 95 and counting.


12 posted on 12/03/2019 7:36:39 PM PST by Louis Foxwell (A deep and terrible ignorance born of abject corruption is required to hate our president.)
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Christianity flourishes where hope in the world is destroyed.


13 posted on 12/03/2019 7:38:07 PM PST by Louis Foxwell (A deep and terrible ignorance born of abject corruption is required to hate our president.)
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To: george76

A growing church in Iran does not need attention. This should never have been made public.


14 posted on 12/03/2019 9:13:13 PM PST by Rembrandt (-)
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Don’t forget that he “negotiated” the deal with North Korea to let it continue developing ICBMs and Nuclear weapons.

He’s a real gem for our (and global threat) enemies.


15 posted on 12/03/2019 11:45:44 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Pledge: "...and to the Democracy for which it stands..." I give up. Use the democRat meme...)
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To: Forgiven_Sinner

The Church in Antioch was well established by the 50’s. Surprised they did not have their own buildings.


16 posted on 12/04/2019 3:36:04 AM PST by Gratia
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To: Forgiven_Sinner

The Church in Antioch was well established by the 50’s. Surprised they did not have their own buildings.


17 posted on 12/04/2019 3:36:04 AM PST by Gratia
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To: vpintheak; Forgiven_Sinner; Valin

Egypt govt legalises status of 87 unlicensed churches..

This brings the number of churches and service buildings approved by the committee to 1,222 during the past year and a half..

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3792070/posts

ht : Valin


18 posted on 12/04/2019 10:46:57 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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