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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. This is a collective project to build an [[open source]] free Christian [[encyclopedia]] that anyone can edit and contribute to our knowledge and understanding on [[Christianity]], the [[Bible]] and its [[believers]]. 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 and has come to be used to refer to the complete collection of documents acknowledged by [[Christian|Christians]] to be inspired by [[God]]. Inspired by God means literally, "God breathed" - the actual words of God.
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| − | 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]] and [[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 [[Other Bible Translations]].
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| − | There are more than 31,000 files in the Believerscafe's 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]] and [[The Practice of the Presence of God]] by [[Brother Lawrence]].
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| − | We are building an [[open source]] [[Free Bible Dictionary]] that any one can edit in the collaborative [[wiki]] environment based on the now public domain bible dictionaries such as the Easton's Bible Dictionary. Easton's Bible Dictionary contains almost 4,000 Bible words with a complete explanation of its Biblical meaning. Join us in this [[Free Bible Dictionary|unique project]] to modernize and wiki improve the [http://www.believerscafe.com/ebd2.html original Easton's Bible Dictionary].
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| − | ==[[Featured Article]]==
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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). He is the central figure in much of the first twelve chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. Two epistles bear his name and some scholars argue that he was the source material that allowed Mark to write his Gospel. Many apocryphal books deal with his preaching and deeds, and church tradition has a well developed story of his martyrdom. But, amidst all of this the question must be raised, who was Peter?
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| | + | *[[God]] | [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Holy Spirit]] | [[Essence of Christianity]] | [[Trinity]] |
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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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| − | *'''[[News|Important church and world news]]''' | + | *[[Video of the Week]] |
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| − | '''Christian history, doctrine and the world's religions'''
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| + | [[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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| | + | *[[Church]] | [[Church history]] | [[Denominations]] |
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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 contents page]].
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| − | ==Christianity Today==
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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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| − | </div> Christianity has many branches, including 1.1 billion [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], 367 million [[Protestant churches|Protestants]] in a number of traditions, 216 million [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]], 84 million [[Anglican church|Anglicans]], 414 million Independents (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity), and 31.7 million "marginal" groups ([[Jehovah's Witnesses]], Latter Day Saints ([[Mormonism|Mormon]]s), etc.), these last being denominations which describe themselves as Christian but are not standardly recognized as such by other denominations.
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| − | Welcome to the Christian Web Directory at WikiChristian, the open source [[wiki]] directory of everything Christian on the internet. This wiki directory aims to serve as a meta directory or directory of directories for all Christian websites.
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