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[[Welcome]] to WikiChristian - {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} - the free [[Christian]] [[Encyclopedia]], Public Domain Library for all Christian works A encyclopedia and [[wiki]] community discussion forum for all believers. This is a collective project to build an [[open source]] free Christian [[encyclopediaChristians]] that anyone can edit and contribute to our knowledge and understanding on share their faith with [[Christianity]], the [[Bible]] and its [[believers]]. We started in January 2005 and are now working on Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLESNUMBEROFPAGES}} articles in the English version]] pages and over a million edits. Learn [[WikiChristian:How to edit a page|how to edit pagesStatement of Faith]], experiment in the [[WikiChristian:Sandbox|sandbox]], and visit our [[WikiChristian:Community PortalVision|Community PortalVision]] to find out how '''you''' can contribute to Wikichristian. </div>
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<h3> [[BibleGod|Bible contents pageWho is God?]]</h3>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 [[Image:Love-Of-God]]. Inspired by God means literally, "God breathed" - the actual words of GodHeart-800px.Read more on the Bible in the [[Biblepng|Bible contents page]]<h3>[[King James Version of the Bible]]</h3>The '''King James Version (KJV)''' is an English translation of the [[Bibleright|Holy Bible250px]], 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.
We are building an open source *[[wikiGod]] amplified Bible based on the Public Domain | [[King James Version Jesus Christ]] | [[Holy Spirit]] | [[Essence of the BibleChristianity]]. You can enhance any page in the wiki by editing the text adding internal and external links and additional comments in the | [[King James Version of the BibleTrinity]]
See also [[Other Bible Translations]].|width="50%" class="MainPageBG" style="border: 1px solid #c0ddff; color: #000000; background-color: #eeffff"|<h3>[[Christian Classics Wiki Library]]</h3> 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. If you like editing in the [[wiki]], please join us in building the Public Domain Christian Classics in the wiki environment. <h3>[[Easton's Bible Dictionary]]</h3>EastonCurrent Projects's Bible Dictionary contains almost 4,000 Bible words with a complete explanation of its Biblical meaning. We are enhancing the popular Public Domain Easton's Bible Dictionary in the wiki environment. This is an ongoing project with contributions from users like you. You can play an important part by posting the text from [http://www.believerscafe.com/ebd2.html Believerscafe Easton's Bible Dictionary] and improve it by wiki linking, additional comments, information and external links.<h3>[[Daily Devotions]]</h3>Covering the whole Bible in 365 days!|}
==Featured Article==*[[Becoming a Christian]] > To become a Christian, you must believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord. When you accept the fact that you have disobeyed God, but also accept JesusMatthew Henry' death on the cross as punishment for your sins (in your place and on your behalf), you have become a Christian. In doing so, you will live forever (in Heaven). Believing that Jesus is Lord means glorifying Him and trying to learn what pleases Him (through the s Concise Bible). God will forgive you when you make mistakes because Jesus took your punishment for those mistakes, but if you are truly serving Him then you will also want to try to do His will. You may think that you'll lose personal freedom by doing this, but the truth is, you will be gaining freedom from sin, and freedom from the law that none of us can keep. And with this freedom comes love, joy, and peace. Nominate an article for [[Template:fa|Featured ArticleCommentary]].
==Testimonies==Read this interesting and touching story by the users *[[R. Curran's testimony]]on how God reaches out to people and listens to their cries! Leave your testimony in your user page or make a link in In the [[Testimonies|testimonies contents pageNews]].
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We are deeply saddened by the Earth Quake and the Tsunami in Asia! The death toll appears to have exceeded 150,000 people in 12 countries from Malaysia to Somalia. What a horror it left to so many thousands of people who did not have the slightest clue of what is going to happen just a few days ago! As Christians, let us show that we care and that our hearts go out to those that have lost their loved ones! > '''[[Old Testament]]'''
==Christian history, doctrine and the world's religions==*'''[[Church history and denominationsGenesis]] | [[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|Church history and denominations contents pageMalachi]]'''
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*'''[[External links]]'''|width="50%" class="MainPageBG" style="border: 1px solid #eeeeee; color: #000000; background-color: #f9f9f9"|==Christianity Today==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). 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.}
Although Christianity is the largest religion in the world and there are massive missionary efforts under way, as a whole it is declining in terms of the overall population. While the population of the world grows at roughly 1.25% per year, [[The essence of Christianity|Christianity]] is growing at about 1.12% per year. By contrast, [[Islam]] is growing at 1.76% per year. The slow growth can be attributed to most of the Christian population residing in affluent nations where the birth rate is quite low. By contrast, Islamic nations have a higher birth rate and by effect have a larger growth percentage.}
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