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<div style==="background:#fff8e5;border-left:5px solid #b38a3f;border-radius:5px;padding:.75em .9em;margin-bottom:.9em;">'''The greatest good news''' is the [[Gospel]]: [[Jesus Christ]] came into the world, died on the cross and rose from the dead so that all who trust in him may receive [[forgiveness]] and new life. See [[Christianity]] and [[Character of GodSalvation]]===.</div>

Although the mere existence of God can be deduced by natural reason his nature is beyond our understanding<div style="background:#f3f9f6;border:1px solid #c4d8d1;border-top:5px solid #286553;border-radius:7px;padding:.9em;margin-bottom:.8em;"><div style="font-size:79%;font-weight:bold;color:#64776f;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;">Featured mission story · Colombia</div><div style="font-size:121%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:. He gives life to all 15em 0;">Evangelical churches mobilize after major earthquake</div>Churches and he is the author of love Christian ministries are coordinating relief, shelter and forgivenesspastoral care for affected communities. [[John 1https:4//worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance]] describes this beautifully:: ''{{Bible verse|John|1|4|lang=WEB}}''</div>

<div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.75em;align-items:stretch;"><div style="flex:1 1 220px;border:1px solid #d8dfdc;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">PERSECUTED CHURCH</div>'''388 million Christians face serious persecution.'''The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of violence. [https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/persecution-trends/ Open Doors]</div><div style="flex:1 1 220px;border:1px solid #d8dfdc;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">LEBANON AND SYRIA</div>'''Pastor Nihad Hassan returns to Lebanon.'''The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released following his arrest in Syria. [https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance]</div><div style=Loving God"flex:1 1 220px;border:1px solid #d8dfdc;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">BIBLE TRANSLATION</div>'''Translation becomes increasingly local.'''Church-led, culturally appropriate and multimedia approaches are expanding Scripture access. [https://wycliffe.net/2026/07/23/bible-translations-future-is-diverse-and-local/ Wycliffe]</div><div style="flex:1 1 220px;border:1px solid #d8dfdc;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">ASIA</div>'''Church leaders prioritize discipleship.'''One cannot describe God without first understanding His love Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called for disciple-making to remain central to mission. [https://worldea.org/weas-manila-conference-calls-on-asias-churches-for the humanity! -prioritizing-discipleship/ WEA]</div></div>

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<center!-- DID YOU KNOW --><div class="MainPageBG" style="border:1px solid #b9cfe0;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"> GOD LOVES YOU! <div style="background:linear-gradient(135deg,#315d78 0%,#4e7e99 72%,#a98444 100%);color:#fff;padding:.8em 1em;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;">Did you know?</div><div style="font-size:88%;color:#eaf4f9;">People, ideas and milestones from Protestant Christianity</div></div><div style="padding:1em 1.15em;"><div style="background:#eef6fa;border-left:5px solid #4e7e99;border-radius:5px;padding:.65em .8em;margin-bottom:.85em;">Discover notable moments in the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] story and explore how the [[Bible]], the [[Gospel]] and Christian service have shaped communities around the world.</centerdiv>

|}|class<div style="MainPageBGdisplay:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.75em;align-items:stretch;" ><div style="widthflex:45%1 1 225px;border:1px solid #cedff2d3e0e7;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;background:#fbfdfe;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#E6E6E6315d78;verticaltext-aligntransform:uppercase;letter-spacing:top.04em;"|>Reformation</div>[[Martin Luther]]'s [[Ninety-five Theses]], traditionally dated to 31 October 1517, became an important catalyst of the [[Protestant Reformation]].</div>{| width<div style="100%flex:1 1 225px;border:1px solid #d3e0e7;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;background:#fbfdfe;" cellpadding><div style="2font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#315d78;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;" cellspacing>The Bible in everyday language</div>Protestant reformers strongly promoted translating and reading the [[Bible]] in the languages spoken by ordinary people; Luther's German New Testament appeared in 1522.</div><div style="5flex:1 1 225px;border:1px solid #d3e0e7;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;background:#fbfdfe;" ><div style="verticalfont-alignsize:top78%;backgroundfont-weight:bold;color:#E6E6E6315d78;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;">A royal priesthood</div>The Protestant teaching commonly called the [[priesthood of all believers]] emphasizes that every Christian has direct access to God through [[Jesus Christ]] and is called to serve him (1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 4:14–16).<h2 /div><div style="marginflex:1 1 225px;border:01px solid #d3e0e7;backgroundborder-colorradius:7px;padding:#B8B8E6.8em;fontbox-familysizing:sansborder-serifbox;background:#fbfdfe;"><div style="font-size:12078%;font-weight:bold;color:#315d78;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;">Congregational song</div>The Reformation encouraged whole congregations—not only choirs or clergy—to sing. Luther wrote hymns, while [[Charles Wesley]] later composed thousands of hymn texts for the [[Methodism|Methodist]] movement.</div><div style="flex:1 1 225px;border:1px solid #a3b0bfd3e0e7;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;textbox-sizing:border-box;background:#fbfdfe;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-alignweight:leftbold;color:#000315d78;text-transform:uppercase;paddingletter-spacing:0.2em 0.4em04em;">Global mission</div>God Of Wonders!The 1792 publication of [[William Carey]]'s missionary appeal helped inspire the modern Protestant missionary movement; Carey later worked as a Bible translator and educator in India.</h2div>|<div style="flex:1 1 225px;border:1px solid #d3e0e7;border-radius:7px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-box;background:#fbfdfe;">|<div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#000315d78;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;"|>Many traditions, one historic center<YouTube/div>title=How great [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]], [[Reformed Christianity|Reformed Christians]], [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]], [[Baptists]], [[Methodism|Methodists]], [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] and many evangelical churches differ in practice, yet historically affirm the unique saving work of [[Jesus Christ]] and wonderful is His creation?the authority of Scripture.http:</div></www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvVt4lDSPeYdiv>&rel=1embed_source_url<div style=http"background:#f2f7fa;border-radius:6px;padding://www.youtube7em .85em;margin-top:.com9em;text-align:center;">[[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] · [[Five solae|Five solae]] · [[History of Protestantism|Protestant history]] · [[Protestant denominations|Denominations]] · [[Evangelicalism]]</v/vvVt4lDSPeYdiv>&rel<div style=1"text-align:right;margin-top:.75em;">'''[[Protestantism|Explore Protestant Christianity →]]'''</div>wrap = yes</div>width=500</div>height=400</YouTubediv>

God is completely <div class="MainPageBG" style="border:1px solid #b8c9c3;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:1em;box-shadow:0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="background:linear-gradient(135deg,#244f43 0%,#34705e 74%,#a98444 100%);color:#fff;padding:.8em 1em;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;">[[holyFeatured article|<span style="color:#fff;">Featured article</span>]] and without any evil</div><div style="font-size:88%;color:#e5f1ed;">Explore an important subject from the Christian faith</div></div><div style="padding:1em 1.1em;"><div style="background:#f2f8f5;border-left:5px solid #34705e;border-radius:5px;padding:.65em .8em;margin-bottom:. At 8em;color:#385149;">Selected articles highlight the same time God is forgiving and merciful and full of [[loveBible]]. Read more on , [[GodJesus Christ]] , theology, Church history, ministry and the worldwide Christian community.</div>{{fa}}<div style="clear:both;"></div><div style="border-top:1px solid #d7e1dd;margin-top:.8em;padding-top:.7em;text-align:right;">'''[[TrinityFeatured article|More featured articles →]]'''</div></div></div>

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