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<div style="font-size:165%;font-weight:bold;">Christian news from around the world</div>
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News and developments of interest to [[Protestant Christianity|Protestant Christians]], with particular attention to [[Christian missions]], [[evangelism]], [[Bible translation]], humanitarian service and the [[Persecution of Christians|persecuted Church]]. '''[[Christian news|View all Christian news →]]'''
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<div style="font-size:128%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.2em 0;">Evangelical churches mobilize after major earthquake</div>
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Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating food, shelter, pastoral care and other relief for communities affected by a destructive earthquake.
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<div style="font-size:82%;font-weight:bold;color:#806629;text-transform:uppercase;">Persecuted Church</div>
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<div style="font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;color:#6d521e;margin:.2em 0;">388 million Christians face serious persecution</div>
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The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of anti-Christian violence.
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<div style="margin-top:.55em;">[https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/persecution-trends/ Open Doors report]</div>
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<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Pastor Nihad Hassan returns safely to Lebanon</div>
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The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released after his arrest in Syria and allowed to return to Lebanon.
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Christian clergy and communities have reported vandalism, spitting and physical attacks, particularly in Jerusalem.
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More than fifty Christian and Muslim leaders signed an agreement intended to resist extremism and reduce religious conflict.
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Translation leaders are emphasizing church-led, culturally appropriate and multimedia approaches to Scripture access.
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<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://wycliffe.net/2026/07/23/bible-translations-future-is-diverse-and-local/ Wycliffe Global Alliance]</div>
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<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Asian churches prioritize discipleship</div>
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Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called on churches throughout Asia to make biblical disciple-making central to their mission.
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<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://worldea.org/weas-manila-conference-calls-on-asias-churches-for-prioritizing-discipleship/ World Evangelical Alliance]</div>
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<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Evangelical churches endure repression</div>
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Unregistered evangelical, Pentecostal and Baptist congregations continue to face raids, imprisonment and restrictions on worship.
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<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/eritrea/ Open Doors]</div>
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'''More Christian news:''' [[Christian news#Christian missions|Missions]] · [[Christian news#Persecuted Church|Persecuted Church]] · [[Christian news#Bible translation|Bible translation]] · [[Christian news#Religious freedom|Religious freedom]] · [[Christian news#Humanitarian ministry|Humanitarian ministry]]
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Welcome to WikiChristian

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What is Christianity?

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Christianity is about God reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God is a personal being, a living God who is three, yet one: Father, Son and Spirit, just as we human beings have body, mind and soul! (see the Trinity).

The Bible says God created people in his image, to love him. Yet every person has rebelled against God and sinned. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man, Jesus, who most scholars believe was born about the year 4 BC and lived among us. He taught a message of love throughout Palestine but public opinion turned against him and he was executed as a young man.

He died because of us - the death that we should have died. He was crucified on a cross, but he rose from the dead, and now calls us to trust him, to love him and to repent of our rebellion. If we do this, then we our relationship with God becomes restored and we will live forever with God.

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The greatest news worthy item in the history of mankind has always been and will continue to remain the gospel (meaning good news). The good news is that Jesus Christ came to the world, born of a virgin without any sin, died on the cross, rose again on the third day to provide forgiveness of sin for all who will believe in Him.

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Christian news from around the world
Christian missions · The persecuted Church · Bible translation · Religious freedom

News and developments of interest to Protestant Christians, with particular attention to Christian missions, evangelism, Bible translation, humanitarian service and the persecuted Church. View all Christian news →

Featured mission story · Colombia
Evangelical churches mobilize after major earthquake

Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating food, shelter, pastoral care and other relief for communities affected by a destructive earthquake.

Persecuted Church
388 million Christians face serious persecution

The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of anti-Christian violence.

LEBANON AND SYRIA
Pastor Nihad Hassan returns safely to Lebanon

The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released after his arrest in Syria and allowed to return to Lebanon.

ISRAEL
Christians report increasing harassment

Christian clergy and communities have reported vandalism, spitting and physical attacks, particularly in Jerusalem.

NIGERIA
Faith leaders sign peace accord

More than fifty Christian and Muslim leaders signed an agreement intended to resist extremism and reduce religious conflict.

CAMEROON
Bible translation becomes increasingly local

Translation leaders are emphasizing church-led, culturally appropriate and multimedia approaches to Scripture access.

PHILIPPINES
Asian churches prioritize discipleship

Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called on churches throughout Asia to make biblical disciple-making central to their mission.

ERITREA
Evangelical churches endure repression

Unregistered evangelical, Pentecostal and Baptist congregations continue to face raids, imprisonment and restrictions on worship.

Updated 18 August 2026. Developing stories should be verified against current reporting.

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Church History (G.G.)... Have you ever wondered why people are so intent on knowing which particular "brand" of Christianity a person belongs to? Have you ever wondered why there are so many Christian denominations? Although there is only one universal Christian Church, it is clear that there are hundreds of Christian denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of Christ, because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Today, they can be grouped into 6 main groups, with some amount of overlap

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Some of the songs include Let It Rise, Majesty, You Are Holy (Prince Of Peace), Trading My Sorrows, Awesome God, Above All, Worthy Is The Lamb, I Give You My Heart, and Better Is One Day to name just a few!

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October, 8 - Daily Devotions

October Scripture Portion: Matthew chapter 1 - Luke chapter 22 including the Gospel according to Mark.

Because divorce is so much a part of today's society, I feel it is necessary to comment extensively on chapter 19. In verses 1-15 Jesus was questioned about marriage and divorce. The Pharisees had interpreted Deuteronomy 24:1 to mean that a man could divorce his wife for any cause; while others held to a strict interpretation that marriage could be broken only by adultery. Jesus went beyond both these meanings and reminded the people of the original law of marriage. God instituted marriage in Eden, long before the Mosaic Law. The Bible gives at least four reasons, or purposes, for marriage: (1) To continue the race (Genesis 1:25). (2) For companionship and enjoyment (Genesis 2:18). (3) To avoid fornication (I Corinthians 7:1-6). (4) To illustrate the relationship between Christ and His Church (Ephesians 5:22-33). God's original purpose was that one man should wed one woman and only death would break that union (Romans 7:1-3). In marriage, two shall become one flesh. The union of marriage is even stronger than family ties, for a man is to leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife. It is a sacred union, for Jesus said that God joins a man and woman together.

Jesus is questioned about Moses' written law of divorcement in Deuteronomy 24:1. Jesus said, in Matthew 19:8, that Moses' law was given "because of the hardness of your hearts...but from the beginning it was not so." In verse 9 He says, "...Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.".

It is my firm belief that only two things can break the marriage union--death and fornication. There is a slight difference of opinion between fundamentalists concerning divorce. Many pastors have taken the stand mentioned above, while others take an even firmer stand that they feel is taught in Romans 7:1-3. They feel that nothing separates husband and wife except death. Therefore, as long as a husband and wife are living, it is adultery if either remarries, under any circumstances. Among this faction of fundamentalists there are those who believe that, even in the case of adultery, it is the responsibility of the Christian husband or wife to forgive and be reconciled to each other.

Our laws today make divorce easy. One-third to one- half of all marriages have deteriorated into divorce, mainly because marriage has become only a physical union, and has not been entered into wisely. The only lasting marriage is one that is founded in Christ; and a lasting home is grounded in Him.

MEMORY VERSE FOR TODAY: Man now can be: Reconciled. Colossians 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself, by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.


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