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“If God can create us He must also have the ability to communicate with us. The problem is that there are countless other counterfeit ‘gods’ claiming the same. How could He then authenticate His message so that we know it is really from Him and not a fraud?”

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Do you think “Christian yoga” is acceptable?

Yoga is being taught as a means of relaxation and also as a spiritual discipline in many Christian Churches. Does yoga have a spiritual significance that Christians may not be aware of? Can it be harmful to a Christian, or to anyone else? Although this article does not address that specific issue, it raises the possibility that the practice of yoga is incompatible with Christianity. I would appreciate your thoughts on this.

Hindu leaders slam yoga for Christians

by Teneshia Naidoo

Published:Mar 29, 2008 in The Times of South Africa

It’s hypocrisy, says Maha Sabha head, but Catholic teacher says it has helped her draw closer to Christ.

A Catholic spiritual teacher who encourages her pupils to find God through yoga has been slated by Hindu leaders.

Winnie Young, 96, has spent most of her life teaching yoga after studying under one of the world’s leading yogis, Yogacharya BKS Iyengar.

Young, who founded a national yoga institute in 1975, said people had a misconception of yoga as a religion. Her institute believed yoga was a tool to connect to God.

However, religious leaders in the Hindu community have criticised her, saying it is impossible to teach yoga from a Christian perspective.

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This is from the Barnabas Fund, an organization dedicated to helping persecuted Christians around the world.

There is probably no better way to keep one’s finger on the pulse of the world and to understand current trends than to follow what is happening to the Christian Church (meaning the spiritual Church, not the institutional), and of course, to Israel. To see how the world is treating God’s people is to observe the barometer of the approaching spiritual climate. It does not look good. There is a spiritual storm coming that will be like no other event in history. Be prepared.

More and more, Christians and Jews are being persecuted while the world in general looks away. By the world’s own obsession with lip service to human rights, animal rights and the environment, it is condemning itself and becoming an accessory by specifically ignoring this slaughter. Those abusing the children of God also show contempt for their Father. How the world treats true Christians and Jews is a marker for the world’s spiritual health.

I encourage all Christians to support our persecuted brethren around the world. One way to start is by supporting organizations such as The Barnabas Fund. They have a news and prayer letter to which you can subscribe.

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SOMALIA

Four Christian teachers murdered in Somalia:

Four Christian teachers, two of them converts from Islam, were murdered by Islamic militants last Sunday, 13 April, in Beledweyne in south-central Somalia.

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by Marcus Dupont

I have often heard the following statement when chatting with a Muslim friend: “You can’t trust the Bible because it’s been changed over the centuries!” If true, it’s a very serious charge. However, I’ve never heard anyone explain to me when and how these apparent changes were made. In this short article, I’d like to present some evidence which argues the contrary — that the Bible can be trusted as the divine revelation that it claims to be. This evidence is divided into three categories: internal, external and personal.

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Watchman Nee, a Chinese evangelist, is one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the 20th century. He was once described as ‘The Most Dangerous Man in China’. He was imprisoned for 20 years for his faith, towards the end of which he died. His most well known book is entitled: The Normal Christian Life. Personally, this was one of the most powerful and profound books I have ever read.

This was found beneath his pillow when he died, written on a scrap of paper:

‘Christ is the Son of God. He died as the Redeemer for human beings and was raised up from the dead after three days. This is the biggest thing in the universe. I shall die for believing in Christ.’

And we shall also live for believing in Christ. Amen.

From Joel Rosenberg:

THE BIG (UNTOLD) STORY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Muslims converting to faith in Jesus Christ in record numbers — 2008 Update

“I will build my church,” Jesus said, “and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18)
The lead story on Drudge over the weekend was the Pope baptizing a prominent Egyptian author who converted from Islam to Catholicism, and for good reason. It’s a huge story in Italy and the Muslim world, especially coming as it did the week that Osama bin Laden accused the Pope of waging a “crusade” against Islam. But this particular baptism is just the tip of the iceberg.

Despite unprecedented press coverage of Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East since September 11, 2001, one big story is generally not being told by the mainstream media. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are converting to evangelical Christianity and will be celebrating their first Easter this year, even amidst widespread persecution and the very real threat of death.

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

Frustrated Buddhist monks played a key role in anti government protests since August, when authorities doubled the price of fuel and food, already priced at what missionaries described as “exorbitant rates.”

At least 31 people were killed when the country’s military rulers broke up the demonstrations, although some dissidents and advocacy groups have said the death toll may be as high 200. “It was in the midst of this darkness that Buddhist monks and nuns began inviting Christian missionaries to come and share the Gospel in the privacy of their monasteries,” …

Please read the whole story here: Thousands Of Burma Buddhist Monks Embrace Christianity - Worthy News

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And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Mat 28:5-6

Are you seeking truth? You will find it in a Person, not in a fanciful idea.

You have heard of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ? This is the proof of His Godhood, and the reason why I am here and also the reason for the millions of changed lives on this planet.

The resurrection is real history. Jesus is alive.

Jesus Christ is YOUR saviour. Seek Him!

You think you don’t need a saviour? Read on and you will see that you do.

Click on the link below to go to a special presentation of the Passover and Resurrection, two closely linked events, with multimedia, art and text.

Blue Letter Bible - A Passover and Resurrection Celebration

article by Chuck Missler, http://www.khouse.org/

Why do we believe that Jesus was the Messiah? What if he was just a man? Does it really make a difference? If you have ever asked yourself these same questions, be assured that the Bible does have the answers.

For the greater part of the last 2,000 years the historical existence of Jesus has not been questioned. However, in the last two centuries an increasing number of skeptics have claimed that Jesus never existed, even though a cursory review of ancient Roman and Rabbinical writings reveals that Jesus was indeed a historical figure. The Babylonian Talmud, an ancient rabbinical commentary, makes a number of references to Jesus of Nazareth. The first century Jewish historian Josephus also made references to Jesus: “Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man. If it be lawful to call Him a man, for He was a doer of wonderful works. He was the Christ. And the tribe of Christians so named from Him are not extinct to this day… (The Antiquities of the Jews, book 18, chapter 3).”

Throughout its text the Bible clearly teaches that there is but one God. However, the mystery of the Godhead is that this one God manifests Himself in three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This fact has led to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. In fact, the attributes of God, the works of God and the names of God are applied to all three persons of the trinity. Throughout the Old Testament we are given a glimpse of the deity and majesty of the Messiah (Anointed One). Furthermore, the fact that God is a plural being, eternally existent in more than one person, is also found throughout the Old Testament. Elohim, the plural form of El, one of the names of God, is seen throughout the Old Testament (see Genesis 1:1) and in Genesis 1:26 God states, “Let us make man in our image…”

In the New Testament the disciples clearly spoke of the preeminence and deity of Jesus Christ. He is identified as the creator of the universe (Jn 1:1-14, Col 1:16), God manifest in the flesh (1 Tim 3:16), and our Lord and Savior (Titus 1:1-4). This is only a small sample of their claims about the nature and identity of Christ. By healing the sick, resurrecting the dead, creating food out of nothing and by defying the laws of gravity, Jesus demonstrated His authority over the laws of physics and thereby revealed His divine nature. Jesus’ resume is impeccable. All the necessary attributes of the Creator are applied to Him within the Biblical text – he is independent of space and time, transcendent, distinct from his creation, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and has authority over the laws of nature. Jesus himself claimed to be the Son of God and the only way to eternal life (John 4:25; 9:35-37; 10:30-3; 14:6-9).

Jesus Christ made the ultimate sacrifice for us. It will take an eternity for us to understand what it cost Him that we might live. He “made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:7-11).” This Resurrection Sunday take time to reflect on who Jesus is and to thank Him for what he did on our behalf.

Christ’s call is to save the lost, not the stiff-necked; He came not to call scoffers but sinners to repentance; not to build and furnish comfortable chapels, churches, and cathedrals at home in which to rock Christian professors to sleep by means of clever essays, stereotyped prayers, and artistic musical performances, but to capture men from the devil’s clutches and the very jaws of Hell. This can be accomplished only by a red-hot, unconventional, unfettered devotion, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to the Lord Jesus Christ.–C.T. Studd (1860-1931), Missionary to China and Africa