CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES CRUCIFIED BY ISIS
AFTER REFUSING TO DENY CHRIST
Ten Christian missionaries and a 12-year-old boy lost their lives
in August after they were executed by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS because
they refused to deny Christ.
Christian Aid Mission (CAM) reports that on Aug. 7th, the indigenous
missionaries were captured near Aleppo, Syria after rejecting advice by their
ministry director to leave the area due to violence. The men chose to stay to
share the gospel with those suffering from the ISIS insurgency.
“Every time we talked to them, they were always saying, ‘We want to stay
here. This is what God has told us to do. This is what we want to do,'” the
unidentified director told CAM. “They just wanted to stay and share the gospel”.
The director later learned of the plight of missionaries from relatives
who had been in hiding. He states that on Aug. 28, two of the men were
pressured to renounce Christ and return to Islam. They refused.
“In front of the team leader and relatives in the crowd, the Islamic
extremists cut off the fingertips of the boy and severely beat him, telling his
father they would stop the torture only if he, the father, returned to Islam”,
the ministry reports. “When the team leader refused, relatives said, the ISIS
militants also tortured and beat him and the two other ministry workers. The
three men and the boy then met their deaths in crucifixion”.
The men and boy were left hanging on the crosses for two days with signs
hanging overhead that read “Infidels”.
The same day, eight others were brought out before a crowd of witnesses
and also asked if they would renounce Christianity. When they explained that
they were there to share God’s love with the people, two women missionaries
were raped publicly.
All eight were then beheaded.
“Villagers said some were praying in the name of Jesus, others said some
were praying the Lord’s prayer, and others said some of them lifted their heads
to commend their spirits to Jesus”, the ministry director relayed to CAM. “One
of the women looked up and seemed to be almost smiling as she said, ‘Jesus!'”
Their headless bodies were hung on crosses.
As previously reported, ISIS
has targeted those who profess Christ, executing 30 Ethiopian “followers of the
cross” in April.
“You will not have safety, even in your dreams, until you accept Islam”,
the fighter, who resembles “Jihadi John”, threatened. “Our battle is a battle
between faith and blasphemy, between truth and falsehood”.
In February, 21 Egyptians were also marched to their death and beheaded.
“All crusaders: safety for you will be only wishes, especially if you
are fighting us all together”, the ISIS fighter declared. “The sea you have
hidden Sheikh Osama Bin Laden’s body in, we swear to Allah we will mix it with
your blood”.
MUSLIM JIHADISTS INTENDED TO
CAPTURE EUROPE AND ALL OF “CHRISTENDOM”
The Muslim jihadists after Muhammad had
the objective of conquering all of Europe and setting up a caliphate
headquartered in Rome. Not knowing the difference between false and true
Christianity, and not caring that there is a difference, they thought that by
conquering Rome they would conquer “Christianity”. They attacked Europe almost
simultaneously from the east and the west and were halted at the battle of
Constantinople in 718 and at the Battle of Tours in 732. When the army of the
sultanate of Cordoba invaded the territory of the Franks in 732, he “promised
to stable their horses in St. Peter's at Rome” (Serge Trifkovic, The
Sword of the Prophet, p. 96). As they made their way north from
Spain, the Muslims “burned churches and slaughtered the population” (Susan
Bauer, The History of the Medieval World).
They were stopped by Charles Martel (“Hammer”) and his army of Frank soldiers.
In the East, when Mehmed II finally captured Constantinople in 1453, he took
the title Kayswer-i Rum (Caesar
Romanus) and intended to conquer Rome. His army invaded Italy, but
withdrew after his death in May 1481. Mehmed's son Suleiman also took the title Caesar
Romanus, but his advance into Europe was halted with a defeat at
Vienna in 1529. The last major Islamic military invasion into Europe occurred
in the 1680s and was again halted at Vienna when they were defeated by a
Polish-German army. Today Islam is conquering Europe by immigration, and there
are no “Christian armies” to stop them. At the same time, we know that Islam
will not conquer the world, because Bible prophecy presents quite another
picture.
LUTHERAN LESBIAN BISHOP CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF
CROSSES
The following is excerpted from “World's
First Lesbian Bishop”, Breitbart, Oct. 5, 2015: “The Bishop of Stockholm has
proposed a church in her diocese remove all signs of the cross and
put down markings showing the direction to Mecca for the benefit of Muslim
worshippers. Eva Brunne,
who was made the world's first openly lesbian bishop by the church of Sweden in
2009, and has a young son with her 'wife' and fellow lesbian priest Gunilla
Linden, made the suggestion to make those of other faiths more welcome. ... The
upper echelons of the Church of Sweden, much like other national churches
across Europe, seem to be fully invested in the diversity mission.
Back in February, a parish church in multicultural paradise Malmö declared
it would be holding a service in solidarity with the local Muslim community as
a protest against a march by anti-Islamisation movement PEGIDA in the city. ...
As a major bottleneck into the region, with a single bridge and ferry route
connecting the country to the rest of Europe, the arrival of these [Muslim]
migrants has heralded an unprecedented level of criminality in the city, as
explained to Breitbart Londonby a
recently retired senior police officer last month. Describing the 'no-go' zones
that have sprung up around the city and calling for greater border controls to
get criminal migration under control, Chief Superintendent Torsten
Elofsson said: 'Years ago you could go with two officers, no problem. Now you
have to send four officers and two cars--if the fire brigade want to go, they
have to take a police escort. They throw stones and try to stop the fireman
from putting out fires.'“
RATIONALISTS AND THEOLOGICAL
LIBERALS INVENTED THE TOLERANT ISLAM MYTH
The popular myth that Islam is
fundamentally a peaceful and tolerant religion that created a “golden age” of
learning and science beginning in the eighth century was invented by prominent
rationalists and theological modernists more than a hundred years ago. Men such
as Voltaire claimed that Europe fell into a dark age because of “Christianity”
(Catholicism) and was rescued by an enlightened Islam. “In time, some scholars
began to see almost all European science and learning as an Arab creation, or
at least something that appeared only under the influence of the Arabs. This
opinion took root in the nineteenth century, and by the early years of the
twentieth century had become, in some quarters at least, part of received wisdom”
(Emmet Scott, Mohammed and Charlemagne Revisited).
A prominent historian in 1919 said that “Spain, not Italy, was the cradle of
the rebirth of Europe” (Robert Briffault, The Making of Humanity,
p. 189). This has always been complete nonsense. A “Golden Age of Islam” in
Baghdad was not because of Islam, but in
spite of it. Tolerant, educational-minded Muslim caliphs are not
the rule in history, but the extreme exception, and they were tolerant and
educational-minded by not being
strict followers of the Quran. Further, most of the inventions that
have been promoted as Muslim inventions were actually inventions of China,
Persia, and India.
DOCTOR FIRED FOR VOICING THE
TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
The following is excerpted from “Leading
U.S. hospital fires doctor”, LifeSite News, Jun. 25, 2015: “A well-loved and
respected doctor with a background in sexual-risk behaviors has been expelled
from one of the United States' most prestigious and top-ranked medical centers
after he raised evidence-based health risk concerns over the center's decision
to endorse and celebrate the homosexual lifestyle. Urologist Dr. Paul Church, a
65-year-old grandfather of 6, was expelled from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts, in March ... Dr. Church, a member of
the Harvard Medical School faculty, has worked as a urologist at the center for
nearly 30 years, conducting research on prostate and bladder cancer. He has
also offered his medical talents to the poor on numerous occasions during
volunteer missions to Mexico and Africa. It was 11 years ago that Church began
to experience censorship and suppression from BIDMC officials, reported Mass
Resistance. At this time, Church and other like-minded colleagues
repeatedly raised concerns with officials over the center's decision to not
only endorse the homosexual lifestyle by hosting an annual 'Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Achievement Award ceremony,' but to involve staff in
LGBTQ events including participation in Boston's annual 'Gay Pride Week.' 'The
evidence is irrefutable that behaviors common within the homosexual community
are unhealthy and high risk for a host of serious medical consequences, including
STD's, HIV and AIDS, anal cancer, hepatitis, parasitic intestinal infections,
and psychiatric disorders”, Church submitted to officials via the center's
communication system after receiving an LGBT-related communication. ... In
April 2012, Church requested that BIDMC's communications department not send
him further notices regarding LGBTQ activities. His request was ignored. ... To
one such communication received in 2013 he responded ... 'Leviticus 18:22.'
To another that same year: 'Romans 1:26-28.' It is for these ... responses that
the medical center decided to take action this year and expel Dr. Church. ...
He told LifeSiteNews his case proves that what the LGBTQ movement wants is not
simply 'coexistence' with the rest of society, but total affirmation without a
single voice of dissent of what the movement not only believes, but also what
it practices in the bedroom”.
A CONTEMPORARY STYLE WILL ALWAYS CONQUER “TRADITIONAL”
SACRED MUSIC
The following quotes are from Why
I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement by Dan Lucarini, 2002. Speaking as a
former insider, the author said that he defended CCM primarily because he loved
rock music. In chapter 17, Lucarini describes his part in moving two churches
from “traditional” to contemporary. It was done incrementally, beginning with
soft rock. “Traditionals are initially assured by the Contemporaries that the
two styles can co-exist peacefully. In reality, what happens over time is a
steady slide down the slippery slope, away from all traditional music into the
latest, 'edgiest' contemporary styles” (Lucarini, p. 119). “With blended
services, we have created two sets of musicians with different skills. Now
began the competition for the hearts of the congregation: the battle of the
bands, so to speak. … Contemporary always prevailed over Traditional, because
it fed the sinful desire of our flesh. Add to that the veneer of respectability
given to CCM by the leadership, and many believers gladly traded the old music
for the new. … the blended service is not a long-term solution … Rather, it is
quite simply a transitional phase to gradually move a church service from all
traditional to all contemporary. … even this separation of services [in those
churches that attempt to have two different services, one traditional and one
contemporary] will not remain sharp for long. Soon it will blur, and the
blurring is almost always towards contemporary shades”
(Lucarini, pp. 122, 123).
DEFENDING ALL OF THE TRUTH OF
GOD'S WORD
The following statement by Sir Robert
Anderson (1841-1918), from The Coming Prince,
refutes the heresy of “non-essentials”: “When David reached the throne of
Israel and came to choose his generals, he named for the chief commands the men
who had made themselves conspicuous by feats of prowess or of valor. Among the
foremost three was one of whom the record states that he defended a tract of
lentiles, and drove away a troop of the Philistines (2 Samuel 23:11-12). To
others it may have seemed little better than a patch of weeds, and not worth
fighting for, but it was precious to the Israelite as a portion of the
divinely-given inheritance, and moreover the enemy might have used it as a
rallying ground from which to capture strongholds. So is it with the Bible. It
is all of intrinsic value if indeed it be from God; and moreover, the statement
which is assailed, and which may seem of no importance, may prove to be a link
in the chain of truth on which we are depending for eternal life”.
