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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 to share their faith. We started in January, 2005 and are now working on [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[WikiChristian:What is an article|articles]] in the English version. 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.
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| − | The word ''Bible'' comes from the Greek word for book (''"biblion"'') and refers to the collection of documents acknowledged by [[Christian|Christians]] to be inspired by [[God]].
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| | + | Welcome to [[Project:About|WikiChristian]] |
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| − | The [[King James Version of the Bible]] (KJV) is an English translation, commissioned for the parishioners of the [[Anglican church|Church of England]] at the request of King James I of England.
| + | 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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| − | Join us in building a [[wiki]] version of the public domain [[Bible, English, World English|World English Version]] of the Holy Bible.
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| − | See also the [[Quick Bible reference]] section and [[Other Bible Translations]].
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| − | <h3>[[Christian Classics Wiki Library]] and [[Free Bible Dictionary|Bible Dictionary]]</h3>
| + | 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!]] |
| − | We are building an open source collection of various public domain [[Christian Classics]]. Some of the works include [[The Confessions of St. Augustine]], [[Pilgrim's Progress]] by [[John Bunyan]] and [[In His Steps]] by [[Charles Sheldon]].
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| − | ==Christian history, doctrine, the world's religions and current issues==
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| − | '''[[Current issues|Current issues in the church contents page]]'''
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| − | '''[[News|Important church and world news]]'''
| + | [[God|Who is God?]] |
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| − | '''[[Church history and denominations]]''' - Read about [[Major events and important movements in church history]] and information on different [[Denominations]].
| + | *[[God]] | [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Holy Spirit]] | [[Essence of Christianity]] | [[Trinity]] |
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| − | '''[[Christian doctrine and debates|Christian doctrine and debates]]''' - Find information about different [[Creeds and catechisms]] and read other people's views (and leave your own) on issues like [[Justification, salvation and grace]] and [Other teachings and debates]] | + | '''Current Projects''' |
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| − | '''[[Cults and other religions|Cults and other religions]]''' - Learn about other religions or cults, finding common ground between them, and understand in what ways Christianity is unique. Write about your own experiences within religion or about your contact with people of different faiths.
| + | *[[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] |
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| − | ==Miscellaneous==
| + | *[[In the News]] |
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| − | '''[[Christian art, literature and music]]''' - Including a collection of [[Song information and lyrics]], reviews on [[Christian movies and television]], information on famous [[Authors]] and some [[Reflections]].
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| − | '''[[Famous Christians]]'''
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| − | '''[[Testimonies]]''' - Read how God reaches out to people and listens to their cries.
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| − | ==Christianity Today==
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| − | [[Christianity]] is the world's most widely practiced religion, with around 2 billion adherents (followed by [[Islam]] with 1.3 billion, [[Hinduism]] with 841 million, and the non-religious 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]], 450 million [[Protestant churches|Protestants]] in a number of traditions, 200 million [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] and 400 million independent denominations (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity).
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| − | '''[[Christian Web Directory]]''' | |
| − | ===[[Web Directory: Apologetics|Apologetics]]===
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| − | [[Web Directory: Christian Movies|Christian Movies]], [[Web Directory: Artists|Artists]], [[Web Directory: Literature|Literature]] | + | > '''[[Old Testament]]''' |
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| − | ===[[Bible Study]]===
| + | [[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]] |
| − | [[Web Directory: Bible Studies|Bible Studies]], [[Web Directory: Bible References and Tools|Bible References and Tools]] | |
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| − | ===[[Christian Broadcasting]]===
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| − | [[Christian Television]], [[Christian Radio]], '''[[Free christian videos and webcasts]]''', [[Christian Internet Ministries]]
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| | + | *[[Church]] | [[Church history]] | [[Denominations]] |
| | + | *People: [[Famous Christians]] | [[:Category:Media Workers|Media Workers and Volunteers]] |
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| − | [[Web Directory: Christian Denominations| Christian Denominations]], [[Web Directory: Churches|Churches]], [[Web Directory: Christian Youth|Christian Youth]], [[Web Directory: Online Ministries|Online Ministries]]
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| − | See also [[The essence of Christianity]]
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