Category: Persecution

عیسی در همان اولین کلمۀ کتاب‌مقدس پنهان است

پیدایش 1:1. «در آغاز، خدا آسمانها و زمین را آفرید.» خیلی‌ها خیلی راحت از کنار این جملۀ آغازین رد می‌شن؛ اما در عبری، «در آغاز» فقط یه کلمه‌ست: בְּרֵאשִׁית — Bereshit و در دلِ همان یک کلمه، حرف به حرف، پیامی دربارهٔ عیسی مسیح و کاری که آمد انجام بدهد پنهان شده است. بیایید با […]

وقتی سفره چیده می‌شود، من کجا هستم؟

یکشنبهٔ اولِ ماه، سفره آماده بود. نان. جام. همان کلماتی که عیسی شبی گفت که به او خیانت شد: «این را به یاد من به جا آرید.» (لوقا ۲۲:۱۹) «زیرا هر گاه این نان را بخورید و از این جام بنوشید، مرگ خداوند را اعلام می‌کنید تا زمانی که بازآید.» (اول قرنتیان ۱۱:۲۶) اتاق خلوت […]

Jesus Is Hidden in the Very First Word of the Bible

Genesis 1:1. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Most English readers glide right past that opening line. But in Hebrew, “in the beginning” is a single word: בְּרֵאשִׁית — Bereshit And buried inside that one word, letter by letter, is a message about Jesus Christ and what He came to do. […]

Facing Criticism – When You Can’t Win No Matter What You Do

You know the feeling. Do something good, and they question your motives. Make a mistake, and they pounce with “I told you so.” Stay quiet, and you’re “enabling the problem.” Speak up, and suddenly you’re “causing division.” It’s maddening. And it’s nothing new. Job: When Your Best Friends Become Your Worst Critics Job’s story hits […]

Finding Jesus Before Finding a Church: The Seed of Faith

The Seed of Faith Some children discover something beautiful about faith: they find Jesus before they ever find a church name, as the seed of faith is planted. The Quiet Servant It began with a mother falling ill and becoming bedridden. A nurse at the hospital where the father worked heard about their situation. For […]

Persecution to Blessings: Power of Trust in Jesus

I read this beautiful text about persecution in a book and I couldn’t resist sharing it 🌸🙏🏼 Turning Persecution into Blessings through Christ When Jesus was on the verge of arrest (John 18:1-3), torture (John 19:1;Mark 15:15), and crucifixion (John 19:16-18), he went to the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36). Gethsemane means ‘place of pressing’. […]