Europe has been hit hard by the little-known but controversial pandemic of the little-known COVID-19 virus. In the face of the vastness of this world, the innumerable tragedies and sufferings, we realize that our attitude makes a difference in bringing people to Christ. Elisabeth Elliot in her book Let Me Be a Woman says: “I’m […]
Your life was short?29 years, 5 months and 19 days. And only eight of those years as a Christian, only four as a missionary. And yet few lives have sent waves as far away as David Brainerd’s. Why has your life had such an impact?Why did John Wesley say, “Let every preacher read David Brainerd’s
I once visited a woman who was dying of uterine cancer, was very distressed, but not only because of her physical discomfort, she explained that she had an abortion when she was a young woman and that she was convinced that her illness was a direct consequence In short, she believes that cancer was God’s
The Apostolic Creed, referring to the sufferings of Jesus Christ, says: “He suffered under the power of Pontius Pilate, was crucified, killed, and buried. “This confession, made historically by the Church to this day, is largely and strongly based on the Holy Scriptures. The biblical foundation, however, did not prevent men and theological systems from
The following excerpt was extracted with permission from Elyse Fitzpatrick’s book Um Coracao Inabalvel, Faithful Editor. The Hebrew writer, a group of people who suffered greatly because of their faith in Jesus, wrote: Therefore. We too. Because we must surround ourselves with such a great cloud of witnesses. Freeing ourselves from all the weight and
Vinicius Musselman Pimentel is one of the pastors of the Graca Baptist Church in Sao José dos Campos / SP, editor of The Faithful Ministério, coordinator of the Conference of Faithful Youth and coordinator of the Intensive 9Marcas, as well as founder of the “Back to the Gospel”. He is a chemical engineer at UNICAMP
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Verse of the day: But they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived; when anguish or persecution comes to them because of their discourse, they are immediately outraged (Mark 4. 17). The faith of some is crushed, rather than built, by suffering; Jesus knew it and described it here in the parable of the
Verse of the day: Stretch out with all joy to go through various trials, knowing that the test of your faith, once confirmed, produces perseverance (James 1. 2-3). Strange as it may seem, one of the main purposes of being shaken by suffering is to make our faith more unwavering. Faith is like muscle tissue:
Romans 8: 18-28 I believe that our current suffering cannot be compared to the glory that will be revealed in us. Created nature awaits with great expectation the revelation of the sons of God. Because she was subjected to uselessness, not by her own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected her,
Matt Chandler, a few years ago, learned that he had brain cancer and that he needed surgery immediately. With three young children, his concerns for his family occupied his mind. His cancer, which was not completely eliminated in surgery, was not the type that resulted in immediate death, but the kind that would gradually damage
