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An Assyrian Orthodox Church bishop who was stabbed during a livestreamed church service in Sydney had spoken critically about Islam in a video recorded four months ago. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney's west just after 7pm on Monday when a 16-year-old boy walked up to the altar and allegedly stabbed him multiple times. On a separate video of the aftermath of the alleged terror attack, the boy said in Arabic 'If they didn't insult my prophet, I wouldn't have come here. If he didn't involve himself in my religion,...

And then God commanded man to take a woman to be his wife for life and for them to go forth and multiply. Today's God-hating democrats have scrambled their brains with their evil perversions to the point where they refuse to recognize eons-old simple scientific Truth. Their goal is to totally destroy our Christian society and rebuild under Marxism. They've been steadily brainwashing our children for decades but it's now shifted into high gear. Our job is simply to say no. Call them on it at every opportunity. Support the legislators and governors who are fighting against it. Most importantly,...

Helsinki, Finland, Mar 30, 2022 / 05:05 am (CNA). The verdict in the closely watched trial of a Finnish Christian MP was announced on Wednesday. A court in Helsinki dismissed all charges against Päivi Räsänen, a physician and mother of five, and Juhana Pohjola, a bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. The court said in a unanimous ruling on March 30 that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.” The court said in a unanimous ruling on March 30 that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.” It ordered...

God has spoken the defeat of evil for you to walk in. Notice, what it says in Romans 12:21 "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." That is not just a cute scripture that is a command from God and whenever God commands He empowers. I think Peter had a idea of that when he said, "Lord if that's you bid me to come" and Jesus said, "Come." Notice, Peter never walked on water before then nor after. That word was for that moment and it empowered him to do it. And even more God said overcome...

God promises us that righteousness exalts a nation and sin makes a nation a reproach before the people and, by implication, before Him as well. In Deuteronomy 28, we have an example of this. God promises to bless Israel if they followed His commands (see verses 1-14). Then, in subsequent verses, God warned that He would curse them if they did not obey His commands: But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these...

Question One: How do we know the Bible is true? (Hebrews 4:12) According to the Bible, all Scripture is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16). Peter confirmed this when he said that those who wrote the Bible were not speaking on their own but spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). Many parts of Scripture are directly attributed to God through use of phrases like This is what the Lord says (e.g., Exodus 4:22). Finally, Jesus often quoted from the Old Testament and affirmed it as being God’s Word. Prophecies that were later fulfilled...

Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison said at a Democratic event Monday that Republicans doing “Bible studies” in prisons is hurting Democrats’ chances at winning voters. “You know, back when I was in Minnesota State Legislature, I got the impression that maybe Democrats could possibly have an advantage with folks in this area who might vote for us,” Ellison said. “Not true. We will have to fight for their vote like we do with every other vote because I learned that a lot of Republicans will go to jails and do Bible studies and other things.”

MAY 10 MORNING For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.Forasmuch ... as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death. that is, the devil.And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them. I heard...

APRIL 28 MORNING Behold the Lamb of God. It is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when He cometh into the world, He saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He is brought as a lamb...

Jesus, the Word of God incarnate: He said that He IS the Way, the Truth and the Life Former full-time genius, Winston Churchill, once added this to his bottomless library of brilliant quotes and observations: ” A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” And so it is with our archenemy’s principal weapon in the battle that rages between free-willed mankind and the adversary of our souls, a very real devil. He is the father of all lies, and when he speaks he doesn’t waste a word. And he wastes...

I AM the Author of My WORD there is no other and though others place man in this place by names, occasions or people "I AM THE WORD" and it MY SPIRIT speaking directly to you as these verses are read and spoken , yeah even meditated on. So Truly as My Word "It is written" it was only as these men journaled out My Heart that today it is given to you! So be my Scribe and sit at my feet for I have fresh Manna for each of you daily and it is I that desire you to...

Originally posted on Facebook, U.S. Marine Marcus Rogers created a video discussing the spiritual forces behind the Islamic State (ISIS), along with the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

On the Wonder of the Word of God Msgr. Charles Pope • October 1, 2015 • The first reading at Mass today (Thursday of the 26th week of the year) from Nehemiah 8 is a wonderful meditation on the glory and wonder of the Word of God; it deserves our attention.The background of the text is that Israel had been conquered by the Babylonians (in 587 B.C.) and the survivors of that war were led into exile in Babylon. After 80 years the Persians conquered the Babylonians and Cyrus, the king of Persia, permitted the Jews to return to the...

It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable characteristics of contemporary Christianity: an impatience with the Word of God. The sentence above comes from Mark Galli, senior managing editor of Christianity Today in an essay entitled, “Yawning at the Word.” In just a few hundred words, he captures the tragedy of a church increasingly impatient with and resistant to the reading and preaching of...

by John MacArthur A primary reason I still preach the Bible is that it alone is God’s eternal and divinely empowered message. Thus it is both timeless and truly powerful. More than four decades of ministry (or any finite number for that matter) could never begin to exhaust its freshness and richness, its depth of teaching, or its ability to impact lives. The Word of God is timeless because its Author is timeless—and no matter how the culture changes, the message of salvation (which is the heart of God’s message) never changes. Scripture is powerful because, unlike self-help programs and...

The Gospel for this Sunday is continued next week and so perhaps we can await an analysis of it until then. The First reading from Nehemiah 8 is a wonderful meditation on the glory and wonder of the Word of God and it deserves our attention.The background of the text is that Israel, in 587 BC had been conquered by the Babylonians and the survivors of that war were led into exile in Babylon. After 80 years the Persians conquered the Babylonians and Cyrus, King of Persia, permitted the Jews to return to the Promised Land. Sadly, only a small...

Do you have a daily devotional plan? If you don't, let me suggest what I am doing this year. It's pretty simple. Basically, I'm reading one chapter of the New Testament every weekday (M-F), two psalms every Saturday, and one psalm every Sunday. Plus prayers. That's about it. And now for the details. There are 261 weekdays this year. There are 260 chapters in the New Testament. So one chapter per weekday, and it's almost an exact fit. What about the extra day? You can either start tomorrow, skip a day, or you can do what I'll do: Take the...

Your mouth is a powerful tool in you receiving your salvation. Romans 10:10 says, "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." That word confession means to acknowledge or say the same thing as. So, let's break this scripture down, notice it says, with the mouth(your mouth) confession(saying the same thing as God) is made unto salvation(healing, deliverance, preservation, made whole). That word salvation means so much more than only being born again. That scripture is saying when you speak God's word out of a believing heart your words will bring...

God is concerned about your total salvation spirit, soul, and body. And his word is the means of you receiving that salvation. James 1:21 says, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your soul. Proverbs 4:20-22 says, attend to God's word and keep it in your eyes, ears, and in the midst of your heart for it is medicine(healing) to all your flesh. Notice in every instance the word has to be implanted in you, and there's a good reason for that. Jesus himself said, "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart...

Faith Rest True rest in soul and spirit is found only in the presence of God (EXODUSE 33:14; PSALMS 116:7). Rest cannot be found in escaping from our problems. Even David would have liked to have flown away (PSALMS 55:6), but there comes a time when we must face our problems and stand on our own, a time when we cannot lean on anyone else but God. Outside of faith there will always be chaos; spiritual rest is unattainable to those who will not believe (ISA 28:12; ISA 30:15; ISA 57:20-21; MATT 11:28-29). God has provided in His Word a...