Difference between revisions of "Main Page"

Latest revision as of 13:41, 18 June 2019

A encyclopedia and discussion forum for all Christians to share their faith with 350,006 pages and over a million edits. Statement of Faith | Vision

Special Links: Bible Referencing | Page Layout & Writing Guide | Senior Editors | WikiChristian Needs Your Help!

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.
Who is God?

God | Jesus Christ | Holy Spirit | Essence of Christianity | Trinity
Current Projects

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
In the News
Video of the Week

WikiChristian Contents - Christianity

Bible

> Old Testament

> New Testament

Devotion Of The Day

Hands Holding Earth

December, 17 - Daily Devotions

December Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : I Corinthians 11 - Revelation 22

This includes the books of 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude

Titus was a Greek believer (Galatians 2:3) who was won to Christ through Paul's ministry (Titus 1:4). We know very little about his background. He is not once mentioned in Acts. It is very likely that he was a convert from heathenism who attached himself to Paul and assisted in taking the offering for the saints (II Corinthians 12:18). Titus met Paul at Troas with the report of the Corinthian situation. Titus carried the second letter to the Corinthians back for Paul. He was Paul's helper, left at Crete to reorganize the church until Paul could send Tychicus or Artemas to take over (Titus 3:12). Titus was with Paul at Rome in his second imprisonment. From there he travelled to Dalmatia on a mission for the apostle (II Timothy 4:10). Paul's estimate of Titus is given in II Corinthians 8:23.

Several words are repeated in this brief letter that help us understand the burden on Paul's heart. Good works is a major emphasis in this book. "Saved by grace" means saved unto good works, not by works. Christian doctrine and Christian living are to be sound. There ought to be a life of Godliness, not worldliness. God's grace leads a person to live a Godly life. The key verse for this book is probably chapter 3:8: "...they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works." As we read this book, I trust we can grasp what Paul is saying. He gives instructions to Titus, as well as to Christians today, as to how we should live. He also emphasizes a message to pastors in chapters 2 and 3. It is important that a pastor have a balanced ministry, teaching and exhorting the saints, as well as refuting the enemies of the truth. We, as pastors, should not get involved in every "dog fight" that comes along. We should be careful to preach the Word of God in simplicity and truth, and allow God's Holy Spirit to take care of the rest. I do not mean that we should compromise the truth, but that we should not be involved in every petty argument that comes along. Do not major on minors. Satan will bring minors to the forefront in most churches and cause dissension and misunderstanding, when the major portion of the pastor's job is prayer, preaching the Word, and handling every situation according to the Word of God.

Daily Devotions - Commentary on The Entire Bible in 365 Days

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+<div style='text-align: right;'><small>[[Site-navigation|Menu]]</small></div>
+__NOEDITSECTION__
 {| border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="8"
-|colspan="2" style="background-color:#fcfcfc;border:1px solid #ccc;margin-top:.7em;"|
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#fcfcfc;border:1px solid #ccc;margin-top:.7em;" |
-{|style="width:100%;background-color:#fcfcfc;" border="0"
+{| style="width:100%;background-color:#fcfcfc;" border="0"
-|style="width:100%;color:#000"|
+| style="width:100%;color:#000" |
-{|style="width:100%;border:solid 0px;background:none"
+{| style="width:100%;border:solid 0px;background:none"
 |-
-|style="padding-left: 12px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;color:#000" |
+| style="padding-left: 12px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;color:#000" |
 <div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">
 [[Image:Wooden_cross.jpg|right|40px]]
-Welcome to [[WikiChristian:About|WikiChristian]]
+Welcome to [[Project:About|WikiChristian]]
 </div>
 <div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 110%">
-An encyclopedia and discussion forum for all Christians to share their faith.
+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]]
 </div>
-<div style="font-size: 125%">
+<div style="font-size: 115%">
-'''The [[New Testament]], book, chapter and verse, has now been uploaded. See [[Bible Changes]] for info.'''
+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!]]
 </div>
 |}
-{|style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px"
+{| style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px"
-|class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%;border:1px solid #cef2e0;background-color:#f5fffa;vertical-align:top;color:#000"|
+| class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%;border:1px solid #cef2e0;background-color:#f5fffa;vertical-align:top;color:#000" |
-{|width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5fffa"
+<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cef2e0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What is Christianity?
-<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cef2e0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Template:Featuredcontent|Featured content]]</h2>
+{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5fffa"
 |-
-|style="color:#000"|{{featuredcontent}}
+| style="color:#000" |{{featuredcontent}}
+[[God|Who is God?]]
+[[Image:Love-Of-God-Heart-800px.png|right|250px]]
+*[[God]] | [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Holy Spirit]] | [[Essence of Christianity]] | [[Trinity]]
+'''Current Projects'''
+*[[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]]
+*[[In the News]]
+*[[Video of the Week]]
 |}
-|class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%;border:1px solid #cedff2;background-color:#f5faff;vertical-align:top"|
+| class="MainPageBG" style="width:45%;border:1px solid #cedff2;background-color:#f5faff;vertical-align:top" |
+<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[WikiChristian:Contents|WikiChristian Contents]] - [[Christianity]]
 {| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5faff"
-<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Christianity|Contents Page: Christianity]]</h2>
 |-
-|style="color:#000"|
+| style="color:#000" |
-* [[God]] | [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Essence of Christianity]]
+'''[[Bible]]'''
-* [[Bible]] | [[Christian literature, art, music and media]]
-* [[Church]] | [[Church history]] | [[Denominations]]
+> '''[[Old Testament]]'''
-* [[Famous Christians]]
-* [[Christian doctrine and debates]] | [[Grace]] | [[Love]]
+[[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]]
-* [[Current issues]] | [[News]]
-* [[Cults and other religions]]
+> '''[[New Testament]]'''
-* [[Places]] | [[Mission]] | [[World-wide church directory]]
+[[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]]
+*[[Christian literature, art, music and media]] | [[Christian Songs Index]]
+*[[Church]] | [[Church history]] | [[Denominations]]
+*People: [[Famous Christians]] | [[:Category:Media Workers|Media Workers and Volunteers]]
+[[Image:Seek-The-Truth-800px.png|right|300px]]
+*[[Christian doctrine and debates]] | [[Grace]] | [[Love]]
+*[[Current issues]] | [[News]]
+*[[Science and Technology]]
+*[[Other religions]]
+*[[Places]] | [[Mission]] | [[World-wide church directory]]
 |}
 |}
-{|style="border-spacing:8px;margin:-8px -8px;width:100%"
+<!--        DAILY'S DEVOTION        -->
-|class="MainPageBG" style="width:100%;border:1px solid #ddcef2;background-color:#faf5ff;vertical-align:top;color:#000"|
+{| id="mp-lower" style="margin:4px 0 0 0; width:100%; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;"
-{|cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="width:100%;vertical-align:top;background-color:#faf5ff;color:#000"
+| class="MainPageBG" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#faf5ff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;" |
-! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#ddcef2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #afa3bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[[Template:Featuredpassage|Featured Bible passage]]</h2>
+{| id="mp-bottom" style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background:#faf5ff; color:#000;"
+| style="padding:2px;" |<h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" style="margin:3px; background:#ddcef2; font-family:inherit; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em">Devotion Of The Day</h2>
 |-
-|style="color:#000"|{{featuredpassage}}
+| style="color:#000; padding:2px;" |<div id="mp-tfp">{{Template:DOD protected}}</div>
+|}
 |}
 __NOTOC__
+|}
+|}