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Welcome to WikiChristian A encyclopedia and discussion forum for all Christians to share their faith. Statement of Faith | Vision Special Links: Bible Referencing | Page Layout and Writing Guide | Clean-up WikiChristian Project What is Christianity? 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. Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus. WikiChristian Contents - Christianity God | Jesus Christ | Essence of Christianity | Trinity Bible | Christian literature, art, music and media | Christian Songs Index Church | Church history | Denominations People: Famous Christians | Media Workers and Volunteers Christian doctrine and debates | Grace | Love Current issues | News Science and Technology Other religions Places | Mission | World-wide church directory Who is God? God is the central being of all existence. He is eternal in that he has no beginning and no end. In the first chapter of the first book of Bible an account is given of God creating the universe and the earth and creating people in his own image. The Bible also reveals that God is full of mercy and love (for example 1 John 4:8. Millions of people in the world trust in God as their master and Lord and also their saviour. He is a personal being, who is three in one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God stands ready to come into any person's life when that person acknowledges him and repents of having not lived his way. Character of God Although the mere existence of God can be deduced by natural reason his nature is beyond our understanding. He gives life to all and he is the author of love and forgiveness. John 1:4 describes this beautifully: In him was life, and the life was the light of men. Loving God One cannot describe God without first understanding His love for the humanity! For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 If you truly believe in your heart, declare through your mouth and actions that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, you will receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord so you will be saved from judgment and spend eternity with God in heaven! GOD LOVES YOU! God Of Wonders! Holy God God is completely holy and without any evil. At the same time God is forgiving and merciful and full of love. Read more on God and Trinity Devotion Of The Day Beautiful Mountains February, 20 - Daily Devotions February Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : Leviticus 4 - Deuteronomy 24 including the book of Numbers Leviticus 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Deuteronomy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 These chapters deal with the assigning of the inheritance, looking ahead to the time when the nation would possess Canaan. Each tribe is assigned its portion--the Levites their special cities, and, most important of all, the cities of refuge are defined in chapter 35. We can get additional information on the six cities of refuge by reading Deuteronomy 19 and Joshua 20. The nation had no police force, and the elders of each city constituted a "court" to consider each case. If a man accidentally killed another man, he needed some kind of protection; for it was legal for a member of the slain man's family to try to avenge the blood of his slain relative. Numbers 35:16-25 makes it clear that God considers murder and manslaughter two different things. Murder was deliberate, but manslaughter was by accident. The purpose of the cities of refuge was to protect the man who accidentally killed a person. The slayer had to flee to the nearest city of refuge, where the elders would meet him, hear his case, and hold a trial. If they decided he was guilty of murder, he would be turned over to the proper authorities and be slain (Deuteronomy 19:11-13). If it was clear that the slaying was accidental, then the man would be allowed to live in the city under their protection, not to be touched by the avenger. However, if the man left the city, he could be slain. When the high priest died, the man would be free to safely return to his own city. The purpose of this law was to keep the land from being polluted by murderers. Murder defiles the land, and uncondemned murderers lead the land into greater sin. This law provided for the protection of the innocent and the condemnation of the guilty. It was a just law. It is too bad that our laws today often make it easy for the guilty to go free. No wonder our nation is defiled with blood and there is little respect for law and order! These cities of refuge are beautiful types of Christ. Hebrews 6:18 tells us that He is our refuge. Because of sin, death has passed upon all men. God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us, thus paying the price of sin (death for all mankind). Today, He is the only refuge for mankind, the only way to life everlasting. Every sinner must come to Jesus for protection against the judgment of God. Repentance from sin and simple faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ is the only way sinners can escape the wrath of God. He is truly the Rock in a weary land, the Shelter in the time of storm, and the Perfect Refuge for all mankind. Daily Devotions - Commentary on The Entire Bible in 365 Days Note to users: The wiki is currently operating in safe mode. Editing is limited to users with administrator privileges.