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7 hours ago · An Egyptian force protected Jerusalem and with no Christians remaining there was little hope of a guard betraying the city, as was the case at Antioch. Yet, the holy war’s most daunting opponent was not the Islamic garrison or the high walls, but thirst.
Yup. When there's news of Christians behaving cruelly, non-Christians rarely say "Jesus teaches people cruelty". They generally know, and say, that we are disobeying Christ. They may think that our cruelty disproves Christ's active living presence, but they at least know something about his character.
7 hours ago · According to J. C. Ryle: “It costs something to be a real Christian, according to the standard of the Bible. There are enemies to be overcome, battles to be fought, sacrifices to be made, an Egypt to be forsaken, a wilderness to be passed through, a cross to be carried, a race to be run.
7 hours ago · Footnote 66 In the wake of his execution, Christians celebrated his memory and, over the years, seemingly forgot the antagonism that the man now honored as “St. Artemius” had once harbored against Athanasius and other orthodox Christians. In Constantinople his relics attracted devotion to the martyr’s healing intercession, and a number of ...
1 day ago · The Rom at that period practiced a polytheistic religion, and once a year they took out on their shoulders the statue of Ishtari (Astarte) and went into the sea to receive benediction there. One day Sara had visions which informed her that the Saints who had been present at the death of Jesus would come, and that she must help them.
1 day ago · Ārāmāyā in Syriac Esṭrangelā script Syriac-Aramaic alphabet. Aramaic (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ארמית, romanized: ˀərāmiṯ; Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡܐܝܬ, romanized: arāmāˀiṯ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, southeastern Anatolia, Eastern Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula ...
7 hours ago · Unfortunately, many Christians take umbrage at the idea that the Jewish people are still chosen in any way, despite the explicit testimony of Scripture. They see this as somehow unfair. To the contrary, God’s choosing of Israel is a reminder of His sovereignty, a testimony to His perseverance, and an ongoing, real-life example of the promise ...
