Not exact matches
Hours after a gunman killed more than 20 people in a Texas
church, Sen. Chris Murphy issued a scathing statement blasting his colleagues in Congress for accepting money from gun lobbyists and what Murphy
said was not doing enough to prevent the
attack.
In a speech at the Magnolia Springs Baptist
Church, Moore
said he was being
attacked by «the Democrats who push a liberal agenda,» as well as «the Washington establishment.»
Hours earlier, Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta
said in a press conference broadcast on state - run Iraqiya TV that 15 «Arabs» - in Iraq, a euphemism indicating they came from outside the country - were responsible for three deadly
attacks in Baghdad in recent months, including a bloody
church siege.
KANO, Nigeria — An official with the Nigerian Red Cross
says at least 16 people were killed in an
attack on
church services at a university campus in the country's north.
He
said: «I don't think it was an
attack against the
Church but simply an attack that took place inside a c
Church but simply an
attack that took place inside a
churchchurch.
Church elder Judy Stovall told reporters that Bishop Davis» confession garnered a very vocal response,
saying «We were shouting, «We forgive you, we love you,» but the stress of all of it — he had a heart
attack... our congregation is hurting now»...
Anyway, all this to
say that you have finally be able to unlock a major mystery for me and give me insight into the possible reason that God allowed me to be so viciously
attacked (I was maligned, kicked out of
church, lost all my friends, the whole bit... There are still people posting publically that I'm satan spawn, a worker of unrighteousness sent to destroy Gods Church, etc, etc — all because I refused to «repent of my pride which believes I chose to accept Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior&ra
church, lost all my friends, the whole bit... There are still people posting publically that I'm satan spawn, a worker of unrighteousness sent to destroy Gods
Church, etc, etc — all because I refused to «repent of my pride which believes I chose to accept Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior&ra
Church, etc, etc — all because I refused to «repent of my pride which believes I chose to accept Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior».)
Actually you
attack all Christian
churches and you have
said that there isn't one good one.
The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In
saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian
church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the
church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to
attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz
It has emerged a Christian charity
said a Pakistani medical student who confessed to planning to take part in a suicide
attack at a
church during Easter was pardoned last week.
The Islamic State affiliate initially only claimed responsibility for the
attack but a second statement posted on the IS - linked Aamaq news agency
said two IS «martyrdom - seeking fighters clad in explosive vests and carrying machine guns and hand grenades
attacked the
church».
Pakistani security forces were on high alert across the country on Monday, following a suicide
attack on a
church by the Islamic State group that killed nine people, officials
said.
What evil posesses someone to
say that Christians are being
attacked when violations by Christian
churches are spoken about?
There is an old
saying that history is but a series
attacks upon the Word of God, like a blacksmith hammering away with great force against the anvil, there are times when it looks as though the
church will not survive another strike.
«As information about these
attacks continues to pour in, we ask that Christians and
churches across the United States continue to pioneer the way for a compassionate response to the ongoing refugee crisis,»
said Stephan Bauman, President and CEO of World Relief.
An
attack by herdsmen on a Catholic
church in central Nigeria - which police
say left 16 people dead... More
Gina Goh, ICC's regional manager,
said, «The
attack on St. Zechariah
Church is worrying, given that Indonesia has always prided itself on being a pluralistic and tolerant country.
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in
church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (
Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus
says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
I think that while he
said Satan is
attacking America and the Catholic
Church, Lucifer is hitting Europe a lot harder than America when it comes to losing members of this c
Church, Lucifer is hitting Europe a lot harder than America when it comes to losing members of this
churchchurch.
If you find someone
saying they are believers and they
attack the
church as a whole you know right off that is not a true follower of Christ
He
said that every
church in the area had a Palm Sunday service which incorporate remembrance of the
attack's victims.
(CNN)- The pastor of a Florida
church says his congregation has decided to call off the burning of the Quran that was to be held Saturday - the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001
attack on the United States by the al Qaeda terror network.
A Pakistani bishop
says the
church is «totally with the families of our Muslim brothers and sisters,» after the Taliban
attacked a school in his province killing more than 120 people.
It's hearsay, but: «A 23 - year - old Illinois man accused of planning to
attack dozens of
churches in Oklahoma with Molotov co -LSB--RSB- cktails has struggled with mental illness, substance abuse and grief,
said his cousin, who expressed relief that no one was hurt in the plot.»
Speaking during it he
said: «It is literally heartbreaking to learn of the
attacks on Christians and on the
churches where they gather, such as the mindless, brutal destruction of the Armenian
church in Deir el - Zour earlier this year.»
Police in Northern Ireland
say an arson
attack at a Catholic
church in County Antrim could have a sectarian... More
A priest has died in hospital after being
attacked with a cleaver in a poor district of Cairo, the Coptic Orthodox
Church said.
C. F. Evans sums up by
saying, «It is plain that Matthew's final chapter furnishes neither reliable historical information nor early Christian tradition about the resurrection, but only an example of later christological belief as it had developed in one area of the
church, and of the apologetic which had been conducted in that area in the face of Jewish
attacks.
Police in France have arrested a 24 - year - old student, who they
said was planning several terrorist
attacks on «one, maybe two
churches» in Paris.
Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed
said the
attack outside the Coptic
Church of Mar Mina left at least one policeman dead and eight others wounded, including two critically.
Burning the Quran would an «outrageous and grave gesture,» the Vatican
said Wednesday, joining a chorus of voices pleading with a small Florida
church not to burn Islam's holy book on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001,
attacks.
The
church said it has launched a review of its security protocol, although «there's no indication that the
church could have done anything to prevent or pre-empt this
attack».
Military sources, meanwhile,
said Monday that Egyptian security forces had thwarted a militant
attack on a
church in Rafah the previous night.
And he distanced himself from criticism of the media by senior Vatican officials,
saying the most important
attacks on the
church don't come from the outside, they come from the sins of the members of the
church, CNN senior Vatican analyst John Allen
said.
Describing what it's been like to be a Christian in the past year in Egypt, Archbishop Angealos
said: «It's in a very painful time, it's the first time in our contemporary history we've seen bombings of
churches - we've had three
churches bombed in this last year, we've had
churches attacked, people killed by gunfire
attacks on worshipers as they were leaving, Christians
attacked just for being christian, in their homes, in their shops and on the street.
Reuters: Pope
says Catholic
Church must stand firm against «intolerant agnosticism» Pope Benedict
said on Sunday that Roman Catholic leaders must have the courage to stand up to
attacks by «intolerant agnosticism» prevalent in many countries.
He was known for several other
attacks on the Catholic faith in Northern Ireland and at a loyalist rally in 1968 after
attacks on Catholic homes he
said: «Catholic homes caught fire because they were loaded with petrol bombs; Catholic
churches were
attacked and burned because they were arsenals and priests handed out sub-machine guns to parishioners».
how does fair, unbiased CNN, AKA ACNN (Anderson Cooper News Network) pick and choose stories as noteworthy... a comment is made by a very elderly priest, probably not quoted properly, and is «front page news» on CNN's website... this same man (priest) has written many great books, done a lot of great charity work in the poorer parts of New York and nothing is ever posted on the website... but something is
said incorrectly and its published... is this fair, is it right, is it unbiased or is the motivation to make an entire
Church lokk bad and let the anti-Catholic screwballs have their heyday in hateful posts... I didn't see this wonderful netwrok post anything about the disgusting, bigoted and hateful
attacks, written by the liberal left wing media elites, like Maureen Dowd, against Rep. Paul Ryan and his Catholic faith... it's all acceptable to you liberal HYPOCRITES!
The Palestinian Islamic Army, which has links to al Qaeda, carried out the New Year's Day
attack on a Christian
church in Alexandria, Egypt, that left almost two dozen people dead, Interior Minister Habib al - Adly
said Sunday.
I've been to
churches where they look down their patrician noses at you because your clothing is obviously not designer label, and the women wear cologne so strong it triggers
attacks of nausea, but who's to
say they're more sincere than the guy wearing a t - shirt and a pair of Van's?
I saw a cultural Christianity with preachers who often gained audiences, locally in
church meetings or globally on television, by
saying crazy and buffoonish things, simply to stir up the base and to gain attention from the world, whether that was claiming to know why God sent hurricanes and terrorist
attacks or claiming that American founders, one of whom possibly impregnated his own human slaves and literally cut the New Testament apart, were orthodox, Evangelical Christians who, like us, stood up for traditional family values.
An unnamed pastor
said the couple attended his
church and added: «We are very concerned about this selective kind of
attack on non-locals who are also Christians in this region,» the pastor
said.
The Dean of Southwark Cathedral has
said «Evil is not stronger than good», as the
church opened its doors for the first time since the London Bridge terror
attacks.
He
said: «I have no sympathy for bishops who privately
say «Actually, I really support you and I want to see a
Church in which we can celebrate gay and lesbian relationships, but I can't
say that in public because I'll get
attacked for it».»
American pastor
says charismatics aren't true Christians The prominent Christian author and pastor John MacArthur has
attacked the charismatic movement at his recent Strange Fire conference at the Grace Community
Church in Sun Valley, California.
It is easier to
attack the machinery of government in the
Church then to stand up and
say that the Pope is deluded, which is essentially what is being
said.
According to International Christian Concern, 300 people are
said by witnesses to have
attacked members of the Bastar for Christ Movement
Church in the Jaripara village, leaving nine members of the congregation injured and two in hospital.
He
attacked the pomp and luxury of the Popes and cardinals and
said that the Papacy was the Babylon which had carried the
Church into captivity.
Garba Umar, police commissioner of Anambra state,
said a gunman
attacked St Philip Catholic
Church early on Sunday.
Authorities in Nigeria
say at least 11 people are dead and others were critically wounded when gunmen
attacked a
church in southeastern Nigeria.