January 2024 | Conversion: Persecutor Turns Promoter
Jesus never said his work was safe. Whether it is risking our reputation,or risking our life,serving the gospel requires courage.However, jeopardizing the liberties of others has become a norm in our society today. Some people in our community find pleasure in assaulting others. Obviously, it ...Read More
Persecution of Christians: Polyphonic Readings from a Historical Perception
Of some of words and phrases that are exceptionally pertinent to certain movements or people groups, the word “persecution” is one in the long and varied history of Christianity from the inception to the present day beyond the delimitation of national precincts. It can be deduced as the con...Read More
PERSECUTION IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
Persecution is the act of singling out, victimizing, harassing, oppressing or killing an individual or group because of racial, religious, ethnic or political differences.Christians are persecuted because of their belief in Jesus Christ.The Bible records persecution of God’s people in both the Old...Read More
Why Church is Persecuted Today ?
Persecution is a familiar word for Christians. Lord Jesus Christ told the disciples that the world hated him and the same world would hate his disciples also. (John 15:18-19) God so loved the world (John 3;16) and the world responded with so much hate that Son of God was crucified....Read More
Ghar Wapsi and Christian Response
At the end of 2014 India has witnessed a rejuvenated proselytizing movement launched by Sangh Parivar in the name of ‘Ghar Wapsi’. The word ghar means house or home and it also would imply a family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; or a race of persons from the same stock. The word w...Read More
"Along with Persecutions" -The State of the Church in the World Today
"Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake, but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and bothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, ...Read More
A Paradoxical Picture of Persecution: Jesus’ Perspective
Human beings often have the tendency to react to unfavourable situations in their communal life. They react to each negative situation - like animals with cloves, barks, stripes etc. History reveals that Christians have passed through chains of persecution for the past centuries. Even amidst persecu...Read More
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF A CHRISTIAN
This article is to enlighten readers about the basic rights they can claim, enforce or in establishing their legitimacy as Christians operating in public space as citizens of this Country. Rights are for all citizens in India and not qualified to any majority or minority groups. While minorities may...Read More
Here’s the Kris Jackson Version (KJV) – “A wise son makes a glad Dad but a foolish son gives his Mama trauma”. Father’s Day is never as special a day as Mother’s Day and rightly so. A Dad going “to” labor is not as tough as a Mom going “into” labor, even though fathers have to go...Read More