Islamic fundamentalism has replaced communism as greatest threat to Christians - report | Christian News on Christian Today

Image via Wikipedia To start off this post I would like to add some areas of the New Testament that I find so many not talking about much today. For those that think just because your Christian you may escape the madness about to come. Take a look at what most of the World has to go through everyday.

 Matthew 24
⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences,^[b] and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.
⁹ “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. ¹⁰ And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. ¹¹ Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³ But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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by Karen PeakePosted: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 12:38 (GMT)

A Muslim man prays among pictures of slain Iraqi Christians at Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, December 25, 2010. AP

It used to be the case that Christians suffered greatest in communist countries, but today Islamic fundamentalism has replaced communism as the number one cause of persecution against Christians, says International Christian Concern.
The persecution watchdog released its ‘Hall of Shame’ list of the world’s worst countries for persecution in 2010 this week. New entries include Iraq and Egypt, both of which have seen a substantial increase in anti-Christian violence.
In Iraq, Christians have been murdered almost weekly since October, when Islamic militants killed more than 50 worshippers in a Baghdad church in October and Al-Qaeda announced the following day that Christians were legitimate targets for the Mujahedin.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, the attack on the Baghdad church and the random killing of Christians in the following weeks has triggered a “slow but steady exodus” of thousands of Christians out of the city.
ICC warned that Egypt, more than any country outside of Iraq, had suffered the most from the Al-Qaeda threat.
2010 got off to a bad start when Muslim gunmen shot and killed six Christians in a drive-by shooting in January. Then in November, two people were killed when Egyptian security forces opened fire on Christian protestors in Giza. The highest death toll came this week, however, when a suicide bomber murdered 21 Christians outside a church in Alexandria on New Year’s Day.


Now check out Hal's lesson, A great lesson not taught by many today. 

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Socialism, Capitalism, and the Bible? Part 2

Socialism has become a major part of everyone's history whether or not we like it or not. If you haven't read the first part of this article you may want to in order to keep up. Please be sure to go through it all and see all the videos as well.
Read it here!
http://todaysworldnewsinfo.blogspot.com/2010/11/socialism-capitalism-and-bible.html




I want to begin with a verse that so many seem to skip today. As Jesus knew it was time to go, he made sure to prepare those who follow Him.

Luke 22 ³⁵ And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?”
So they said, “Nothing.”
³⁶ Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. ³⁷ For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.”
³⁸ So they said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.”
And He said to them, “It is enough.”

More on this scripture soon.

In this part I want to point out mainly just one of the major issues that follow all of Socialism. Besides Abortions, Food control by governments, taking from those who work for a living and saying it's all for the greater good of all mankind. This list goes on and on.
This article is going to focus on the Big Issue of Gun Control that every society of Socialism has created throughout all of history.
Those who keep up with Global News know a lot about the U.N. and the strict polices and politics on Gun Control. Though many including many Churches have issue on this very subject themselves. The painted outside gestures seem to be a very peaceful gesture.
I would like you to take the the time to see how dangerous Gun control has murdered Millions if not Billions of people World Wide. Each one of these nations were under very strict Socialized Polices claiming to be for the greater good of mankind. Pay close attention to those who suffered under Socialism control.

Bible-based programs for the debt-ridden surge in popularity

clipped from www.sun-sentinel.com Can the Bible help you pay off your credit cards? Christian debt-elimination programs, which use Old and New Testament passages as a framework to encourage financial responsibility, are surging in popularity, with seminars offered at churches across the United States. Alcorn said the average family that completes the program pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 within three months. This promise of a debt-free future is especially appealing during the recession, a "wake-up call" to Americans who pursued the dream of limitless prosperity, said Arthur Ally, president of the National Association of Christian Financial Consultants. "We are getting people to reassess the direction they've been going in," said Ally, founder of The Timothy Plan, a group of funds that screens for conservative Christian values. The plan has about $500 million in assets and 40,000 shareholders. For Christians seeking a religious basis for a new financial direction, the Bible has proven a rich resource.

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