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| − | For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life ... ([[John 3:16]])'' - '''[[The essence of Christianity|Read more on The essence of Christianity]]'''
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| − | {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. [[Welcome]] to WikiChristian - the free [[Christian]] [[Encyclopedia]], Public Domain Library for all Christian works and a [[wiki]] community for all believers. We started in January, 2005 and are now working on [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[WikiChristian:What is an article|articles]] in the English version. Learn [[WikiChristian:how to edit a page|how to edit pages]], experiment in the [[WikiChristian:Sandbox|sandbox]], and visit our [[WikiChristian:Community Portal|Community Portal]] to find out how '''you''' can contribute to Wikichristian. | + | __NOEDITSECTION__ |
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| + | A encyclopedia and discussion forum for all [[Christians]] to share their faith with [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}]] pages and over a million edits. [[Statement of Faith]] | [[WikiChristian Vision|Vision]] |
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| − | <h3> [[Bible|The Bible]]</h3>
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| − | The word ''[[Bible]]'' comes from the Greek word for book - "Biblion" and has come to be used to refer to the complete collection of documents acknowledged by [[Christian|Christians]] to be inspired by [[God]].
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| − | <h3>[[King James Version of the Bible]]</h3> | + | <div style="font-size: 115%"> |
| − | The '''King James Version (KJV)''' is an English translation of the [[Bible|Holy Bible]], commissioned for the benefit of the [[Anglican church|Church of England]] at the behest of King James I of England. First published in 1611, it has had a profound impact on not only most English translations that have followed it, but also on English literature as a whole. The works of famous authors such as [[John Bunyan]], [[John Milton]], [[Herman Melville]], [[John Dryden]] are [[William Wordsworth]] are replete with inspiration apparently derived from the King James Version.
| + | Special Links: [[WikiChristian:Bible|Bible Referencing]] | [[Project:Page Layout|Page Layout & Writing Guide]] | [[WikiChristian:Senior Editors|Senior Editors]] | [[WikiChristian needs your help!|WikiChristian Needs Your Help!]] |
| − | See also the [[Quick Bible reference]] section and [[Other Bible Translations]].
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| − | We are building a free collection of all [[Song information and lyrics|Christian songs and lyrics]] collectively.
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| − | <h3>[[Christian Classics Wiki Library]]</h3>
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| − | There are more than 31,000 files in the [[Believerscafe]]'s (our sister project) collection of [http://www.believerscafe.com/modules.php?name=Christian_Classics Christian Classics.] Some of great Classic works include [[The Confessions of St. Augustine]], [[Pilgrim's Progress]] by [[John Bunyan]], [[Religious Affections]] by [[Jonathan Edwards]], [[Autobiography of George Fox]], [[A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life]] by [[William Law]], [[The Practice of the Presence of God]] by [[Brother Lawrence]] and [[In His Steps]] by [[Charles Sheldon]].
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| − | <h3>[[Free Bible Dictionary]]</h3>
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| − | We are building an [[open source]] [[Free Bible Dictionary]] that any one can edit based on the public domain [http://www.believerscafe.com/ebd2.html original Easton's Bible Dictionary].
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| − | [[Free Bible Dictionary|Free Bible Dictionary]] | [http://www.believerscafe.com/ebd2.html Original Easton's Bible Dictionary].
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| − | |align=center|Free Bible Dictionary A - Z > [[Free Bible Dictionary:A|A]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:B|B]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:C|C]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:D|D]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:E|E]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:F|F]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:G|G]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:H|H]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:I|I]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:J|J]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:K|K]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:L|L]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:M|M]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:N|N]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:O|O]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:P|P]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:Q|Q]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:R|R]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:S|S]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:T|T]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:U|U]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:V|V]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:W|W]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:Y|Y]] | [[Free Bible Dictionary:Z|Z]]
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| − | [[A Biography of Saint Peter]]... Peter the Apostle has been looked to throughout church history as a model. The Roman Catholic church has claimed St. Peter as the first Bishop of Rome, thereby lending legitimacy to the modern day papacy. Peter is widely considered to have been among the "inner circle" of Jesus' disciples (ex. Mark 5.12).
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| − | Recent featured articles: [[One solitary life]]; [[Becoming a Christian]] | Nominate an article for [[Template:fa|Featured Article]].
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| − | ==Current issues in the church and news==
| + | *[[God]] | [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Holy Spirit]] | [[Essence of Christianity]] | [[Trinity]] |
| − | '''[[Current issues|Current issues in the church contents page]]'''
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| − | '''[[News|Important church and world news]]''' | + | '''Current Projects''' |
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| + | *[[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] |
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| − | ==Christian history, doctrine and the world's religions==
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| − | ==Miscellaneous==
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| − | '''[[Christian art, literature and music]]'''
| + | [[Genesis]] | [[Exodus]] | [[Leviticus]] | [[Numbers]] | [[Deuteronomy]] | [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] | [[Book of Judges|Judges]] | [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]] | [[1 Samuel]] | [[2 Samuel]] | [[1 Kings]] | [[2 Kings]] | [[1 Chronicles]] | [[2 Chronicles]] | [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] | [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] | [[Book of Esther|Esther]] | [[Book of Job|Job]] | [[Psalms]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Ecclesiastes]] | [[Song of Solomon]] | [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] | [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] | [[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]] | [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]] | [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] | [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] | [[Book of Joel|Joel]] | [[Book of Amos|Amos]] | [[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]] | [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]] | [[Book of Micah|Micah]] | [[Book of Nahum|Nahum]] | [[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]] | [[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]] | [[Book of Haggai|Haggai]] | [[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]] | [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]] |
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| + | [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] | [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] | [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] | [[Gospel of John|John]] | [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] | [[Epistle to the Romans|Romans]] | [[First Epistle to the Corinthians|1 Corinthians]] | [[Second Epistle to the Corinthians|2 Corinthians]] | [[Epistle to the Galatians|Galatians]] | [[Epistle to the Ephesians|Ephesians]] | [[Epistle to the Philippians|Philippians]] | [[Epistle to the Colossians|Colossians]] | [[First Epistle to the Thessalonians|1 Thessalonians]] | [[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians|2 Thessalonians]] | [[First Epistle to Timothy|1 Timothy]] | [[Second Epistle to Timothy|2 Timothy]] | [[Epistle to Titus|Titus]] | [[Epistle to Philemon|Philemon]] | [[Epistle to the Hebrews|Hebrews]] | [[Epistle of James|James]] | [[First Epistle of Peter|1 Peter]] | [[Second Epistle of Peter|2 Peter]] | [[First Epistle of John|1 John]] | [[Second Epistle of John|2 John]] | [[Third Epistle of John|3 John]] | [[Epistle of Jude|Jude]] | [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]] |
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| − | Read real life stories of users on how God reaches out to people and listens to their cries! Leave your testimony in your user page or make a link in the [[Testimonies|testimonies]] page.
| + | *[[Christian literature, art, music and media]] | [[Christian Songs Index]] |
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| − | <h3>[[Daily Devotions]]</h3>
| + | *People: [[Famous Christians]] | [[:Category:Media Workers|Media Workers and Volunteers]] |
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| − | As of 2004, [[Christianity]] is the world's most widely practiced religion, with 2 billion adherents (followed by [[Islam]] with 1.3 billion, Hinduism with 841 million, and the nonreligious with 774 million). <div style="float:right;margin-right:0em">
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| − | The World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity is a single reference source with links to the contents of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Torrey's Topical Textbook, and Elwell's Dictionary of Christian Theology.
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