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Talk:Easton's Bible Dictionary

2006-01-12T19:45:57Z

Patriarchanthony: Restoration after vandalism

I was just thinking about something. If we call this Easton's Bible Dictionary...that's okay. But as we review and edit and add to it (you know, do those things that make a wiki a wiki) it will eventually be quite different from the original EBD. Maybe we should change the name to "WikiChristian's Bible Dictionary" and just say that it is BASED on the EBD. That way a year or two down the road, when we've edited things with it...we are still acurrate in the name. What does everyone think? Also, by linking to the external EBD we still give people a chance to see the original text of the EBD. [[User:Cpark|Cpark]] 08:39, 11 Mar 2005 (PST)

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Hi Cpark,

I think it makes perfect sense to change the name since the idea was to develop a free wiki bible dictionary. Since we do not want to reinvent the wheel, we would like to use what ever is already in the public domain. EBD is one of the Bible Dictionaries in the PD but there are others also. We will change the name to WikiChristian's [[Free Bible Dictionary]] or in short FBD. Thanks for the excellent point. We need to think ahead while naming our projects, like in this situation, so that, when the wiki evolves, it does not have to change the name. [[User:Prab|Prab]] 6:45 PM, 11 Mar 2005 (EST)

Prab, I think this makes sense. I looked through the recent changes and I was like..."wow." Thanks for saving me the trouble of moving most of the stuff! One last question....do we want the FBD pages to link to the main article (ie, "Abraham") or do we want them to link to the FBD page (ie "Free_Bible_Dictionary:Abraham") I know that in some cases we have a great number of articles written about someone (take Peter for instance. The "Peter" article links to Graham's article on the papacy, a short biography of Peter, and eventually it will also link to the FBD article on Peter. So, in my thinking we'll want the FBD index pages to just link directly to the FBD article and save users an extra click...but what does everyone else think? [[User:Cpark|Cpark]] 07:00, 12 Mar 2005 (PST)

*We've had many of the same issues at Theowiki (see [http://www.theowiki.com/index.php/Talk:Easton%27s_Bible_Dictionary#Relationship_to_WikiSource.3F the EBD talk page]). I think we did it well by ''not'' creating special EBD (or Free Bible Dictionary) entry names. Since you're modifying EBD entries anyway, it's probably better to do away with the FBD altogether since WikiChristian itself ''is'' your FBD (for that matter, don't bother recreating Smith's and maybe even Hitchcock's sources). Does that make sense? '''I do recommend, though, helping to create an untouched version of EBD on [http://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page:English Wikisource]''', a site I hadn't thought about using for original sources until recently; including Bibles, of which they [http://wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Religious_texts#Bible already have a few]! --[[User:RockOfVictory|J. J.]] 09:14, 10 May 2005 (PDT)
**An issue that I have been thinking about when it comes to links between wikis is that it takes people 'offsite' with no links bringing them back. I think this is an inherent problem with consolidating resources in one place. --[[User:Mustaphile|Mustaphile]] 14:51, 10 May 2005 (PDT)

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Patriarchanthony: Restoration after vandalism

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A Biography of Saint Peter (Cpark)

2006-01-12T19:43:51Z

Patriarchanthony: Restoration after vandalism

Peter the Apostle has been looked to throughout church history as a model. [[Roman Catholicism | The Roman Catholic church]] has claimed St. Peter as the first [[Papacy | 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 | Acts of the Apostles]]. Two epistles bear his name and some scholars argue that he was the source material that allowed [[Mark | Mark]] to write his [[Mark | Gospel]]. Many apocryphal books deal with his preaching and deeds, and church tradition has a well developed story of his [[A Biography of Saint Peter#Martyrdom | martyrdom]].

But, amidst all of this the question must be raised, who was Peter? This man that is held in such high regard by some and who has captured the imagination of no few, who is he? There are two basic sources that a person may look to for information in this regard. First, the Bible itself has a wealth of information regarding Peter. Second, church history, tradition, and even apocryphal writings may shed some amount of light on the life of Peter, most notably his later life and ministry.

==Early Life==

To begin one must examine Peter's early life before the fateful day when he was introduced to the [[Messiah]]. It is true that the Bible is somewhat silent on the issue of Peter's early life. Indeed the Gospels mention very little of [[Jesus]]' own early life, and even less of the lives of his disciples. No specific date is available for the birth of Peter. One may assume that since he was running a fishing business when he met Jesus that he was "in his early thirties, born, like Jesus, some time before the turn of the century," (Thiede). Regardless of when he was born his original name was Simon or Symeon (Cullmann). If his name was Symeon which is "used of Peter...only in Acts 15.14 and II Peter 1.1" (Cullman), then it is clear that his parents named him with a Hebrew name. It has been supposed the Simon was merely a transliteration of the Hebrew name Symeon, however, a strong case can be made for Simon being Hellenistic because it was already attested to in Aristophanes' plays (Cullman).

According to the [[John | Gospel of John]], Peter was from the city of [[Bethsaida]] (1.44). He was also the son of a certain Jonah, or perhaps John (Cullmann). Bethsaida was raised to the status of city by Phillip the Tetrarch, he was a Hellenizer who furthered Graeco-Roman culture throughout his area of influence (Thiede). It may then have been quite likely that Peter was acquainted well with Hellenistic culture and the Greek language. It may also be safely assumed that Peter had some knowledge of both Aramaic and Hebrew, as well. It is also likely that he had received the standard education that any Jewish male might have in the first century which consisted of education in reading, writing and, of course, memorization of the [[Torah]] (Thiede). It may also be possible that Peter had some connection to the [[Zealots]] (Cullmann). The Johannine account gives some reason to believe that before his introduction to Jesus he may have been among the disciples of John the Baptist (Cullmann, John 1.35-42). Finally it must also be mentioned that several passages explain that Peter had a wife (Mark 1.30; 1 Cor. 9.5).

Synthesizing the accounts of Jesus' first meeting with Peter is the first task in discussing his life as a disciple of Jesus.. Mark 1.16 and Matthew 4.18, feature Peter and Andrew as the first of Jesus' disciples whom he calls "on the shores of the Sea of Galilee," (Thiede). John 1.35-42 also seems to indicate that Peter was among the first disciples, however not everyone agrees that Peter was among the disciples of John (Thiede 22). Regardless, it would appear that Peter was one of the first, if not the first, of the disciples who were called by Jesus. Even Encyclopedia Britannica agrees with this, saying that Peter was called by Jesus "at the beginning of his ministry." If the Johannine account is favored, Jesus bestows the title "Cephas," (meaning "Rock", Gk. Petros) on Peter at their first meeting with the words, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas," (John 1.42b). On the other hand the first occurrence of the name in the Gospel of Mark, which may have been compiled from source material given to John Mark by Peter himself, is in a list of the disciples (Mark 3.16). The account recorded in the Gospel of Matthew has Jesus bestowing the name on Peter after the latter confesses, "You are the Christ, the son of the living God," (Matthew 16.16-17). It is possible to harmonize these variations if one is "determined to do so," (Cullmann). However, the wiser use of ones time may be to rest on one of two conclusions. The first possible conclusion is that Jesus spoke about the giving of the name at various times throughout his ministry and that the writers are simply including a sampling of those different times. The second possible conclusion is that the exact memory of the moment "Jesus gave Peter the title had been lost," (Cullmann).

==Life during Jesus' Ministry==

The [[Matthew | Gospel of Matthew]] portrays Peter's great statement regarding the divinity of Jesus in the context of a question asked by Jesus. A discussion takes place between Jesus and his disciples near the city of [[Caesarea Philippi]]; this discussion begins with Jesus asking the question, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is" (Matt 16.13). The disciples proceed to explain the various opinions that the people have in the next verse before Jesus interjects with, "But who do you say that I am" (Matt 16.15). It is at this point that Peter is singled out in Matthew's Gospel as he replies, "You are the [[Christ]], the Son of the living God" (Matt 16.16). This is of great interest to the student of Peter's life. Here, for the first time recorded in the Gospels, the flamboyant Peter deftly proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God. Jesus appears pleased with this statement and blesses Peter in the following verse.

It quickly becomes clear that Peter's idea of a Messiah did not include the idea of a suffering servant because a scant six verses later Peter takes Jesus aside and begins rebuking him for the idea that Jesus would die. Here Jesus rebukes Peter, calling him an adversary and saying that his mind is set on the things of man and not on the things of God (Matt 16.22-23). This is typical of Peter's interaction with Christ. He will take a great step of faith or make a great proclamation only to not quite get the full impact of what he just did or said. This is not something that Peter should be harshly judged on, rather it shows his own faith journey and humanity.

Similarly Peter shows his faith a few chapters earlier in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus' walking on the water is recorded in [[Mark]] 6.45-52, [[John]] 6.16-21, and [[Matthew]] 14.22-33. However, only in Matthew is Peter's role mentioned. In this narrative Jesus comes to the disciples, who are in a boat fighting against the wind and waves, walking on the water. At first the disciples are terrified by this sight and cry out in fear that it is a ghost. Once Jesus assures them that it is him, and not a ghost, Peter asks Jesus to command him to join him on the water. Jesus responds with the simple word, "come," (Matt 14.29). Peter obeyed, got out of the boat, "walked on the water and came to Jesus," (Matt 14.29). This is, perhaps, more than can be said for the other disciples who remained in the boat. Peter, in this passage, takes part in an event that he surely remembered for the rest of his life. It is important to remember at this point that Peter did not lack faith, he merely lacked enough faith to successfully stay on top of the water. As the story goes Peter saw the wind and became afraid, only then did he begin to sink. Still though, he cries out to Jesus for help which his lord readily gives with the gentle rebuke, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt" (Matt 14.31). So, at this point in his life Peter is revealed to be a man of faith, albeit only a little faith.

These two examples serve as a brief synopsis of Peter's life during the earthly ministry of Christ. Constantly it is Peter who is singled out as the disciple of action. It is he who walks on water, he who proclaims Jesus as the son of the living God, he who proposes that tents be pitched for Jesus, [[Moses]] and [[Elijah]] (Matt 17.2-4), it is he who cuts off [[Malchus]]' ear (John 18.10). Throughout the Gospels Peter acts. Most often these actions are undertaken on Peter's part with a lack of full understanding regarding what Jesus is doing. Nevertheless Peter does act, and it is he who receives the command to feed Jesus' sheep (John 21.15-17). Interestingly, Peter receives this command after jumping out of a boat to get to Jesus and then hauling 153 large fish ashore in a net single handedly, or so the text would seem to indicate (John 21.1-14). These examples show that it takes no stretch of the imagination to say that Peter was a man of action throughout his associate with Jesus.

==After the Resurrection: The early church==

At this point a certain amount of tension might be expected. If one has read the Gospel accounts in their entirety there is no doubt that although Peter was a man of action, his action often goes in the wrong direction. Jesus constantly rebukes Peter, sometimes harshly (Matt 16.22-23) and sometimes gently (Matt 14.31). Yet in the beginning chapters of Acts this same disciple, the one who has been rebuked the most by Christ, even if because he acted the most in his presence, is again set forth as the principle speaker and action-taker of the Twelve, now reduced to eleven. It is this reduction that sets forth Peter as the action-taker within the first chapter of Acts. Peter "makes out a good case for the choice of an unblemished successor to Judas" (Thiede). It is Peter who sets out the requirements for [[Judas]]' replacement (Thiede), and it may even have been Peter who decided on the use of the lot to decide between the two possible replacements (Thiede). So as the book that will outline the earliest history of the church begins Peter is again in the spotlight. Still taking action, and maturing along the way. Undoubtedly, the author of Acts portrays Peter as an extremely important figure of the early Christian community.

Perhaps the greatest show of Peter's maturity in the book of Acts is his vision in [[Joppa]] and subsequent conversion of the gentile [[Cornelius]]. This narrative takes place near the end of Peter's recorded ministry in Acts, but it reveals much light on how Peter had grown over the years since the night when he denied his Lord. In the vision that Peter has, recorded in Acts 10.16, a voice commands him to eat unclean animals. Peter refuses in his classic manner by proclaiming that he has "never eaten anything unholy and unclean" (Acts 10.14). Yet verse seventeen is the first real light that is shed upon Peter's growth and maturity. In this verse Peter is greatly perplexed at the vision, and verse nineteen elaborates this point by saying that Peter was reflecting on the vision. He was thinking! At some point Peter had gone from an action-taker who did not think, or at the least thought only briefly and often came to wrong conclusions, to an action-taker (as can be seen in the fact that he does go and preach to Cornelius) who thought through things.

Peter's reflection is interrupted by the men Cornelius has sent, or more accurately, his reflection is interrupted by the [[Holy Spirit | Spirit]] telling him that men are looking for him and that he should accompany them (Acts 10.19-20). This narrative proceeds with Peter traveling to Cornelius' house and speaking the Gospel to all who were there (Acts 10.34-43). The narrative ends with the new converts speaking in tongues and being baptized (Acts 10.44-48). Some discount the miracles, and indeed the entire Cornelius narrative as nothing more than an attempt by the writer of the book of Acts to include Peter in a more favorable light towards the gentiles (Grant). However, with the presupposition that Acts is an accurate historical source, one may see how Peter has come to the right conclusion this time. In Acts 10.28 Peter explains that God has shown him that no man should be called unclean. This is undoubtedly an important revelation for Peter. Of great importance to the modern reader, it shows that Peter has truly thought things through. In the time period between Christ's death and Peter's vision the apostle has gained understanding. Perhaps we see in Peter, more than any of the other disciples, a man who has grown through his relationship with Jesus.

The narrative of Acts shifts from a focus on Peter to a focus on Paul half way through chapter twelve when the author reports that after escaping imprisonment and almost certain death Peter "left and went to another place" (Acts 12.17). This is the last appearance of Peter in the book of Acts save for a brief speech during the [[Jerusalem Council]] mentioned in chapter fifteen. This then nearly exhausts the information contained within the [[New Testament Canon]] regarding Peter. It is true that he is mentioned by Paul in both [[Galatians]] and [[1 Corinthians]], but chronologically speaking Peter is largely out of the picture aside from the aforementioned appearance at the [[Apostolic Council]] (Grant). It is now necessary to turn to Church history, tradition, and various apocryphal writings for an understanding of the later years of Peter's life.

==Later life==

Peter's leaving for "another place" (Acts 12.17) can possibly be dated to AD 41 or 42, this dating would also satisfy an [[Apocrypha | apocryphal]] command of Jesus that the [[Apostles]] should remain centered in [[Jerusalem]] for twelve years ([[Acts of Peter]] 2.5). It is possible that after departing from Jerusalem Peter visited [[Antioch]], as well as several towns in [[Asia Minor]] that are later mentioned in [[1 Peter]]. He may have visited Corinth, which would explain the reference that Paul makes to a "[[Cephas]] group" within that church ([[1 Corinthians | 1 Cor]]. 1.12,14; 9.5). It is important however to keep in mind that all of Paul's "references to Cephas in Galatians and 1 Corinthians are...distant and somewhat guarded" (Michaels).

Invariably any discussion of Peter's later missionary activity, indeed any discussion of his whereabouts and activities after Acts 15 must eventually come to a discussion of his alleged stay in Rome. Some have purposed that Peter had two stays in [[Rome]], the first of which began in the winter of AD 42 and was interrupted when Peter returned to Jerusalem after [[Herod Agrippa]]'s death (Thiede). The question of whether or not Peter ever even went to Rome has been questioned off and on for that past 800 years, beginning with the [[Waldensians]] (Cullmann). The Biblical record remains silent regarding this issue (Custer), the only arguments that may be made from the book of Romans on the issue are arguments from silence (Cullmann), such as the fact that "Peter was not one" (Custer) of the persons listed by Paul at the end of [[Romans]]. The only other possible reference to Peter in Rome in the [[New Testament]] is found in 1 Peter 5.13 where the writer sends greetings from the saints in "[[Babylon]]." Some scholars have taken Babylon to be a "cryptic name for Rome" (Cullmann). If this is the case then it makes at least some argument for Peter having stayed in Rome, though a single reference is far from conclusive. As has already been postulated one must move outside the realm of [[Scripture]] for an answer to the question of Peter's stay in Rome, and indeed for an explanation of Peter's [[martyrdom]] in general.

At least one scholar has commented that all the "earliest extant sources which comment on Peter's death agree that it happened in Rome" (Thiede). These earliest sources include [[Dionysius of Corinth]] dated to sometime between AD 166 and 174. However Dionysius contradicts [[Paul]]'s statement in Romans that he has not yet visited Rome (Rom. 1.9-10). This has caused some scholars to be dubious as to the accuracy of the remainder of what he has to say. Even with obvious objections being raised as to the historicity of Peter's stay in Rome "there is a large measure of agreement that Peter did go to Rome" (Grant). Assuming that this large measure of scholarship is correct, and that Peter did indeed stay in Rome there are certain other traditions regarding his stay. There is one strong tradition that he lived with [[Aquila]] and [[Priscilla]] during his time in the Imperial Capital (Grant). There is also a tradition that says Peter lived with [[Senator Pudens]] during this period. The apocryphal Acts of Peter attribute Peter's confrontation with [[Simon Magus]] to several locations finally ending in Rome. The final, and perhaps most important tradition regarding Peter in Rome is his martyrdom.

==Martyrdom==

The [[Acts of Peter]] record a legend in which Peter flees Rome when Nero began his persecution in AD 64. The legend says that Jesus appeared to him and asked him where he was going, Peter needed no more words and immediately turned around and headed back to the city (Grant 152). However there is an earlier, and far more respected text which may shed light on Peter's martyrdom; that text is the [[First Epistle of Clement]] (Cullmann). The epistle is commonly held to have been composed during AD 96 (Cullmann). The information on Peter is found in a section of the letter where Clement is making an argument that is vaguely reminiscent of [[Hebrews|Epistle to the Hebrews]] 12 and 13 where the author of that letter speaks of attested exemplars. In this section Peter is listed as one who bore many torments and afterwards went to a "place of glory" (1 Clem. 5.4-5). Nevertheless this text does not give a particular location for Peter's death. It is an unsatisfactory response to say that the place could not have been [[Rome]] because Clement knew nothing of Peter's martyrdom except what he mentioned. It is much more likely that Clement assumed "that it [the place of Peter's death] was known; moreover, he is not giving a report about martyrs but an example of the results of envy and strife" (Cullmann). "Constantine the Great was so convinced of the fact" (Grant) that Peter had died and been buried in Rome that he built St. Peter's Basilica over the site where tradition held Peter had been buried in the early 4th century. There had, apparently, been a shrine where the basilica was built since the late second century (Grant).

If it can be safely assumed that Peter died in Rome circa AD 65 (Reicke) than the final question that must be answered is the means of his death. Tradition has long held that Peter was crucified, like Jesus himself. One scholar has said, "those who mention the manner of his death are unanimous are this point" (Thiede). Those who look for Canonical evidence sometimes point to the [[John|Gospel of John]] when it says, "'Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.' (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) " (John 21.18-19a) as proof that Peter would die by crucification. The [[Acts of Peter]] tells the story of his martyrdom and adds that he refused to be crucified right-side up, but demanded to be crucified upside down so as not to compete with Jesus. Although this tradition does come from the Acts of Peter it should not be immediately dismissed since it is mentioned by Origen and may have been "in line with the desire for novelty among the Roman henchmen" (Thiede). The vast majority of literary sources point to Peter having been martyred in Rome at some point during the reign of [[Emperor Nero]] (Cullmann). However, even with this evidence the means of Peter's death cannot be confirmed unequivocally (Grant).

==Conclusions==

Peter's life has been examined, from his humble beginnings in a back water province of the Roman Empire, to his meeting with the Son of the Living God, to his death, presumably, in the capital of the greatest of the ancient empires. Throughout his life Peter proved to be a man of faith; he stepped out on a wind-tossed sea to be with his Lord. He was often quick to act and slow to think in his early years, showing him to be a man of action. He had no qualms about cutting off the ear of someone who came to take his Lord away from him. Yet, many years later, it can be seen that Peter had matured a great deal and that, although he remained a man of both faith and action, he had brought these into at least some type of balance. Perhaps it is this human struggle and maturity, this humanity, that makes Peter one of the most interesting Biblical characters to study.

==Sources==

* Peter by Oscar Cullman
* A Witness to Christ by Stewart Custer
* Saint Peter: A Biography by Michael Grant
* The Anchor Bible: The Epistles of James, Peter and Jude by Bo Reicke
* Simon Peter: From Galilee to Rome by Carsten P. Thiede

WikiChristian talk:Community Portal2

2006-01-09T13:55:36Z

Patriarchanthony: Restoration after vandalism

Talk:Easton's Bible Dictionary

2006-01-09T11:23:49Z

Patriarchanthony: Restoration after vandalism

User:Patriarchanthony

2006-01-09T06:12:00Z

Patriarchanthony: oops...Fixed link

Hello,

I am Patriarch Anthony I, a lowly servant in our Lord's vineyard. I was born and raised Roman Catholic and was on my way into the priesthood when I found myself at odds with some of the Roman Catholic theology. Namely, I could no longer support papal infallibility, clerical celibacy, the rampant Marian worship, their views on contraception (birth control not abortion, 100% pro-life here), and the various scandals I saw in my work in parishes of the Roman Catholic Church.

After much prayer and searching, I was introduced to the Independent Movement. I found a place that accepted me for who I was and were I was spiritually. Not to mention a place that has a wide diversity of beliefs that co-exist.After the Church I was originally with went under, I helped in the formation of the [http://www.taac.us Ancient Apostolic Communion]. We are a small church but we believe we are doing what God called us to do.

I came here originally because I saw some spam that need reverting. :) I have stayed for somewhat the same reasons. I hope that I can contribute to some of the articles. Despite the fact that my beliefs conflict with most of the people here, I think that we can get along and work to build an encyclopedia of religious information that will make everyone proud. I pray that my work here will help to inspire everyone to greater holiness and service of our God.

You can learn more about the independent movement at [http://www.independentmovement.us Independent Movement Database].

God Bless you all.

== Other wikis I contribute to ==

* [http://www.independentmovement.us Independent Movement Database] - Owner, Administrator, Sysop
* [http://www.taac.us ApostolicWiki] - Also the home of our church on the web - Owner, Administrator, Sysop
* [http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Main_Page Compass, A Christian Wiki] - Sysop, Member
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] - Member, Contributor
* [http://religion.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page Religion-Wiki] - Member, Contributor
* [http://en.wikikto.org/index.php/Main_page WikiKto, the free Catholic encyclopedia] - Member, Contributor
* [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Main_Page OrthodoxWiki] - Member, Contributor

==Contact Information==

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Talk:Easton's Bible Dictionary

2006-01-09T06:07:44Z

Patriarchanthony: Restoration after vandalism

User:Patriarchanthony

2006-01-08T11:31:21Z

Patriarchanthony: Forgot a wiki

Hello,

I am Patriarch Anthony I, a lowly servant in our Lord's vineyard. I was born and raised Roman Catholic and was on my way into the priesthood when I found myself at odds with some of the Roman Catholic theology. Namely, I could no longer support papal infallibility, clerical celibacy, the rampant Marian worship, their views on contraception (birth control not abortion, 100% pro-life here), and the various scandals I saw in my work in parishes of the Roman Catholic Church.

After much prayer and searching, I was introduced to the Independent Movement. I found a place that accepted me for who I was and were I was spiritually. Not to mention a place that has a wide diversity of beliefs that co-exist.After the Church I was originally with went under, I helped in the formation of the [http://www.taac.us Ancient Apostolic Communion]. We are a small church but we believe we are doing what God called us to do.

I came here originally because I saw some spam that need reverting. :) I have stayed for somewhat the same reasons. I hope that I can contribute to some of the articles. Despite the fact that my beliefs conflict with most of the people here, I think that we can get along and work to build an encyclopedia of religious information that will make everyone proud. I pray that my work here will help to inspire everyone to greater holiness and service of our God.

You can learn more about the independent movement at [http://www.independentmovement.us Independent Movement Database].

God Bless you all.

== Other wikis I contribute to ==

* [http://www.independentmovement Independent Movement Database] - Owner, Administrator, Sysop
* [http://www.taac.us ApostolicWiki] - Also the home of our church on the web - Owner, Administrator, Sysop
* [http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Main_Page Compass, A Christian Wiki] - Sysop, Member
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] - Member, Contributor
* [http://religion.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page Religion-Wiki] - Member, Contributor
* [http://en.wikikto.org/index.php/Main_page WikiKto, the free Catholic encyclopedia] - Member, Contributor
* [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Main_Page OrthodoxWiki] - Member, Contributor

==Contact Information==

You can email me at patriarch at taac dot us or message me at yahoo username patriarchanthony.

Prab

2006-01-08T10:47:49Z

Patriarchanthony:

Welcome to WikiChristian. My name is Prab R. Tumpati. I am a full gospel Christian believer by faith and a medical doctor by profession living in the United States. I was born and brought up in a Hindu family in India who converted to Christianity due to a great healing [[miracle]] by [[God]] in our family. I grew up in a Christian missions base called [http://www.moseschoudary.org Maranatha Visvasa Samajam], started by pastor Moses Choudary, who was called to work among high caste Hindu's.

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[[Wikichristian]] was started in January of 2005 by me, along with some friends like [[User:Graham grove|Graham grove]] from Australia, in order to build an [[open source]] Christian [[Encyclopedia]]. While I did all the technical stuff in setting up the wiki and posted a lot of public domain content, [[User:Gram grove|Graham]] and many others contributed greatly in building the site up to make it one of the fastest growing wikis. In fact, the website grew to over 115 MB as of August, 2005 and was utilizing upto 95% of the server resources. It lead to temporary problems with the webhost due to high CPU usage in a shared hosting. We had finally decided to get a dedicated server to help facilitate the growth of wikichristian. Our vision is to build a free Christian Encyclopedia, public domain wiki and [[Bible]] resource and a wiki Christian community representing the contemporary church thinking and philosophy.

I declare that I do not have any commercial interest in this project and would keep the website not-for-profit. We may latter register it as a not for profit organization, as we grow. If you would like to share your views on improving this project, please drop me a line at my email id above or leave the message in the talk page here. If you are a committed Christian interested in becoming a wiki sysop, you may contact us for information on how to become a sysop.

I strongly believe that Christians have to rise up and stand for the important issues in the society in a day and age where truth is blurred and falsehood and sin are exaulted. WikiChristian would serve as a forum to represent the current concepts and trends in Christian Community the world over and will serve as a source of information, fellowship and inspiration. As this is a collaborative effort, it can only be made possible by participation from users like you! Remember that "when you cast your bread on the waters with faith, it will return one day back to you with butter on top of it".

May God Bless you richly! Prab R Tumpati, MD

You can reach me at prab at residentscafe dot com or tumpati at hotmail dot com

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Prab, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy Wikichristian and I think it's a great site. I'm looking forward to contributing and working together on this project. [[User:Cpark|Cpark]] 18:46, 8 Feb 2005 (PST)

== Statistics? ==

Hi Prab, I just had a quick question about something before I head off and start a paper (For Dan-Rev...yay!). Anyway, my question was were are our statistics? Most wiki's have a statistics link right on front page (Currently working on xxxxx articles) and you can click on the number and see some statistics. I know we're using media wiki so the functionality must be there. Is there a reason we don't currently have a link to statistics?

Nevermind...I found it. Guess I just need to actually look before I ask. :) [[User:Cpark|Cpark]] 07:33, 12 Mar 2005 (PST)

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Hi Cpark,
It has been a pleasure for me too and I appreciate the wonderful spirit you have and the innovative ideas you bring in. You and Graham have been wonderful friends.

As per the statistics, we just did not want to have them on the mainpage as yet since we would like to grow to a reasonable number of articles before we can have them on the front page.

Just a note on the vision -

Let us keep the vision of wikichristian broad, to be a meta christian resource linking and reviewing everything christian on the planet and creating content where there is none. We do not have to or want to "reinvent the wheel", if the work has already been done somewhere on the internet, we will just review and link it.

-[[User:Prab|Prab]]

Prab, agreed about the vision. I think that the only time we need to "reinvent" the wheel is if something isn't being maintained (ie, Easton's Bible Dictionary is 100 years old and we can help to update it in a wiki environment...some with the KJV, though WEB is doing something like that, just not in a wiki environment. I view our stuff with the KJV to be more like making a study bible). Have I done something that doens't line up with keeping the vision broad? My idea with the goals is just to give us something to shoot for, not to limit what we can do. But kindda to set priorities...could I word something differently to not limit us? Or were you just giving a general statement? [[User:Cpark|Cpark]] 05:01, 13 Mar 2005 (PST)

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Hi Cpark,
I was just making a general statement and do not mean to comment on any of the things you are doing. I think we are in complete agreement here regarding the vision. As you are aware, we are still in the formative stage and we would like to have people with a vision, passion and commitment with strong leadership abilities to take this project to where we would like it to be. I am turning etnoy into a sysop and hope he would be a valuable addition to the team. God bless!

[[User:Prab|Prab]], March 13, 2005.

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Hi Graham,
Thank you for the wonderful work you are doing with all the lyrics. In order to better organize the information in the wiki, it is a good idea to categorize the pages so that the system automatically creates alphabetical lists. All we have to do is to type [[Category:type]] at the bottom of the page. For example, the songs category pages should have <nowiki>[[category:songs]]</nowiki>. Also, there are some dead end pages that do not have any link and the best way to avoid creating dead end pages is by categories and templates. To create a new template, just type <nowiki>{{template name}}</nowiki> and edit the template page with the link created. Thanks for the understanding.

[[User:Prab]]
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== Categories ==

Hi Prab,

Yep - it's a good idea to use templates and categories. Makes sense to me. However, I still like to have the index and contents pages under the control of the users rather than at the mercy of an automated system.

Thanks

Graham

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Hi Graham,

I think we can do both. Actually, the system does a good job in organizing the info alphabetically but giving the control to the users as well makes sense and we will continue both.

Thanks.

-Prab

== Reference Scriptures ==

Prab

If it's all the same to you, I'd like to leave the reference scriptures as they were. it is easier to link to specific scripures and them alone if they do exist and exist alone. Instead of having people search through an entire book directing to the isolated scripures at are specifically referenced to seems a better idea.

cb31989

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Hi,
The CamelCase type of linking text was the original wiki idea that was eventually replaced with the square bracket for wiki links in this wiki engine. One reason the CamelCase is not so good is because search engines do not recognize the two words as separate and so the page may not be ranked accordingly. Another problem is that it is a bit unnatural to not have space in between words.
So, may I request you to try to use the square brackets and spaces in between words for the above reasons. Thanks for the understanding.

-Prab

== Referance Scriptures ==

I think it would be a good idea to do referance scriptures buy chapters alone then use templates for the full book. As referance scriptures for all the variations would take a long time and people do want to read the book or print the books of the Bible beging to end to.

== World English Bible updates ==

Is it your intention that the WEB stayes up to date with the offical versions of the WEB? Or do you want the users of wikiChristian modify it so that it becomes the wiki translation. Then there should also be an offical version as well on WikiChristian. Thanks [[User:M_loewen]]

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Hi,

I think we would do well utilizing the interlinking and other possibilities the wiki offers in enhancing the usefulness and understanding of the Bible. For example, John 3:16 can be

For [[God]] so [[love|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

By using the [[wiki]] links, we can amplify the Bible and make it very useful for the users. The idea of A [[Free Bible Dictionary]] was to have each biblical word explained in the wiki and those words can be used for the Bible versions or anywhere in the wiki just by wiki linking them. If you have other ideas, please feel free to put them forward.

I just wanted to say that I like the work you do at wikichristian and if you would be interested, we would very much like to have you as one of the sysops! Please let me know by leaving a message here or by dropping me a line at prab@residentscafedotcom.

[[User:Prab|Prab]]

== Organization of the Free Bible Dictionary ==

Hi Prab, I've been talking with [[User:Cb31989|Cb31989]] a bit about the organization of the Free Bible Dictionary, and we agree that we should coordinate our efforts to use the same title page format for the pages being imported. Right now some pages are "Easton's Bible Dictionary: XXXXX," others are "Free Bible Dictionary: XXXXX," others are "Bible Dictionary: XXXXX" and still others are just "XXXXX." I've moved a few over to "Bible Dictionary: XXXXX" now but I thought it would be wise to get other admins' opinions on what the format should be. I thought about "XXXXX (EBD)" but Cb31989 correctly pointed out that this would make it more difficult for search engines. What are your thoughts? [[User:Avertist|Avertist]] 15:42, 26 Apr 2005 (PDT)

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Hi Avertist,

I think the idea of having all the important words in the bible defined and explained in the wiki just by enclosing the word in square parenthesis(wiki links). If we make it complicated in the url, it becomes hard to link it and I think we should leave the vast majority of words that do not have a separate article directly as they are. For example, Aaron would remain [[Aaron]] instead of [[Free Bible Dictionary: Aaron]]. If there is a top level article on the topic, we should move the dictionary part to [[Free Bible Dictionary: XYZ]]. The word "Free" would help for searches as people tend to use the word free a lot in the searches and that is what we intend to do - create a free Bible Dictionary. [[user:Prab]]

== Invitation ==

Dear Prab,

I'd like to invite you to join the RWiki Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rwiki/.

Here's my preliminary description of the group:

This group is an informal association of administrators of
religiously-based wikis. Most of us are using MediaWiki, but administrators of other wiki engines are also invited to join.

We envision this as a low-volume list where administrators of religiously rooted wiki communities can trade tips and ideas, work together to fight spambots and vandals, and so on.

RWiki is sponsored by OrthodoxWiki (http://www.orthodoxwiki.org). It is open to wikis based in all "recognized" religious communities. This generally does not include NRMs or groups commonly described as "cults."

The archives of this list are kept private, and membership is restricted to those who genuinely qualify for this kind of group. Please apply with the name and URL of your wiki, as well as a description of your role in managing it.

Yours in Christ

John S. (User:FrJohn at http://orthodoxwiki.org)

== Vandalism ==

Sir,

I did what I could to correct the huge amount of vandalism that had occurred in the last 24 hours. I do ask that you ban the user's ip if you can, as his vandalism was quite vulgar at times. I wish I could be of more assistance but I did what I could.

Merry Christmas and God Bless,

+Anthony
:I've banned his ip for 10 years. --[[User:Mustaphile|Mustaphile]] 07:16, 23 Dec 2005 (EST)

==New Logo==

I love the new logo. It adds a touch of class to the site overall. Very good job! --[[User:Patriarchanthony|Patriarchanthony]] 05:47, 8 Jan 2006 (EST)

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Patriarchanthony:

Hello,

I am Patriarch Anthony I, a lowly servant in our Lord's vineyard. I was born and raised Roman Catholic and was on my way into the priesthood when I found myself at odds with some of the Roman Catholic theology. Namely, I could no longer support papal infallibility, clerical celibacy, the rampant Marian worship, their views on contraception (birth control not abortion, 100% pro-life here), and the various scandals I saw in my work in parishes of the Roman Catholic Church.

After much prayer and searching, I was introduced to the Independent Movement. I found a place that accepted me for who I was and were I was spiritually. Not to mention a place that has a wide diversity of beliefs that co-exist.After the Church I was originally with went under, I helped in the formation of the [http://www.taac.us Ancient Apostolic Communion]. We are a small church but we believe we are doing what God called us to do.

I came here originally because I saw some spam that need reverting. :) I have stayed for somewhat the same reasons. I hope that I can contribute to some of the articles. Despite the fact that my beliefs conflict with most of the people here, I think that we can get along and work to build an encyclopedia of religious information that will make everyone proud. I pray that my work here will help to inspire everyone to greater holiness and service of our God.

You can learn more about the independent movement at [http://www.independentmovement.us Independent Movement Database].

God Bless you all.

== Other wikis I contribute to ==

* [http://www.independentmovement Independent Movement Database] - Owner, Administrator, Sysop
* [http://www.taac.us ApostolicWiki] - Also the home of our church on the web - Owner, Administrator, Sysop
* [http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Main_Page Compass, A Christian Wiki] - Sysop, Member
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] - Member, Contributor
* [http://religion.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page Religion-Wiki] - Member, Contributor
* [http://en.wikikto.org/index.php/Main_page WikiKto, the free Catholic encyclopedia] - Member, Contributor

==Contact Information==

You can email me at patriarch at taac dot us or message me at yahoo username patriarchanthony.

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Characters of the Bible

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''In brief'': There are many stories of people in the Bible that give insight into history and culture and life. The central figure in the Bible is [[God]] who was revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God revealed himself to [[Abraham]] who is a key figure in Genesis. He revealed himself to the [[Moses]] who delivered the Israelites out of slavery, and to [[King David|David]] whom he made king over Israel. There is much to learn from every character in the Bible.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An overview of the key figures in the Bible]]

'''Index of Bible characters'''
* [[Bible Characters:A|A]] | [[Bible Characters:B|B]] | [[Bible Characters:C|C]] | [[Bible Characters:D|D]] | [[Bible Characters:E|E]] | [[Bible Characters:F|F]] | [[Bible Characters:G|G]] | [[Bible Characters:H|H]] | [[Bible Characters:I|I]] | [[Bible Characters:J|J]] | [[Bible Characters:K|K]] | [[Bible Characters:L|L]] | [[Bible Characters:M|M]] | [[Bible Characters:N|N]] | [[Bible Characters:O|O]] | [[Bible Characters:P|P]] | [[Bible Characters:Q|Q]] | [[Bible Characters:R|R]] | [[Bible Characters:S|S]] | [[Bible Characters:T|T]] | [[Bible Characters:U|U]] | [[Bible Characters:V|V]] | [[Bible Characters:W|W]] | [[Bible Characters:X|X]] | [[Bible Characters:Y|Y]] | [[Bible Characters:Z|Z]]

'''See also'''
* [[Authors]]
* [[Saints]]
* [[Song writers]]
* [[Theologians and evangelists]]
* [[Miscellaneous famous Christians]]
* [[Bible]]
* [[God]]
* [[Jesus]]

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User talk:72.137.19.47

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Patriarchanthony:

This is the same guy who did all that vandalism the other day. He must be using a proxy that has a changable IP. --[[User:Patriarchanthony|Patriarchanthony]] 02:15, 24 Dec 2005 (EST)

Directory listing of churches around the world

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We are compiling a directory of all the churches congregations in the world. Add churches in your area to this directory.
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''See also [[Places]]

'''By continent'''
* [[Churches in Africa]]
* [[Churches in Asia]]
* [[Churches in Australasia and the Pacific islands]]
* [[Churches in Europe]]
* [[Churches in North America]]
* [[Churches in South America]]

'''External directories of churches'''
* [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/links/church.html Alphabetical listing of church and ecumenical organizations from the world directory of churches]
* [http://www.fishthe.net/churches.html Directory of Churches]
* [http://netministries.org/churches.htm Netministries directory of churches]
* [http://www.biblebelievers.com/churches/ Bible Believers Church Directory]
* [http://worshipquest.org/?src=overture Search for one of over 70,000 churches]
* [http://www.usachurch.com/ USA Christian church directory]

{{church}}

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God

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''In the beginng, God created the heavens and the earth... ([[Genesis]] 1: 1)''
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''In brief,'' God is the central being. He created the Earth. He created man in His own image and He is the Father of all. God is mercy and is all that is love. Over 2 billion people in the world confess God as their Lord and savior. He is a personal being, who is three in one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God has been here since the beginning. And He performs miracles in the world today. God stands ready to come into your life when you confess him and repent, this is when you are [[born again]]. God states in the Bible that his followers after the end of the World will be with Him eternally in [[Heaven]] while those who do not confess Him will be eternally separated in [[Hell]].

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'''Overviews'''
* [[The Christian understanding of God]]
* [[Different understandings of God]]
* [[Different understandings of God (wikipedia)]]
* [[God (theopedia)]]

'''Character of God'''
* [[God is the creator]]
* [[God is love]]
* [[God is Holy]]
* [[God is forgiving]]
* [[Trinity|God and the Trinity]] - [[God the Father]], [[Jesus|Jesus: God the Son]] and the [[Holy Spirit]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Comments on God]]

'''Studies'''
* [[Apologetics: God]]

'''Names for God'''
* [[Jehovah]] (Yahweh)
* [[Elohim]]
* [[Adonai]]
* [[El]]
* [[Shadai]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[God the creator (Bible verses)]]
* [[God the Father (Bible verses)]]

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Jesus Christ

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''In brief'': Jesus Christ is the central figure that separates Christianity from other religions. Christians believe that he is both God and a man. They believe he created the world and mankind, and that he is alive today. He was born around the 4 BC and grew up in Palestine where he taught about God's love and the repentance of sin. He died on a cross for the sins of all humanity and rose again 3 days later. A Christian believes that faith in him brings salvation. The word Christ, is from the Greek word, Cristos, which means annointed.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An introduction to the Christian understanding of Jesus]]
* [[Jesus Christ (theopedia)]]
* [[Bible Dictionary: Jesus]]
* [[Bible Dictionary: Christ]]
* [[Jesus (compass)]]

'''Topics'''
* [[The nature of Christ]]
* [[Jesus, our Lord and God]]
* [[Historical evidence Jesus Christ]]
* [[Jesus, the man]]
* [[The birth of Jesus]]
* [[The miracles of Jesus]]
* [[The parables of Jesus]]
* [[The teachings of Jesus]]
* [[The death of Jesus]]
* [[The resurrection of Jesus]]
* [[Ascension of Christ]]
* [[Jesus: Miscellaneous topics]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Comments about Jesus Christ]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Bible quotes about Jesus]]
* [[Quotes about Jesus]]

'''See also'''
* [[Justification, salvation and grace|What are grace, salvation and justification]]
* [[God]]

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Becoming a Christian

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''Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God... ([[John]] 1: 12-13)''
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''In brief,'' 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 Jesus' 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. Believing that Jesus is Lord means glorifying Him and trying to learn what pleases Him. 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.

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'''Thoughts and opinions on becoming a Christian'''
* [[To become a Christian you must believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord]]
* [[WikiChristian: Beliefs]]
* [[How to be saved (Compass)]]
* [[Comments on becoming a Christian]]

'''See also'''
* [[Salvation]]
* [[Important Christian doctrines and beliefs]]
* [[Repentance]]
* [[Faith]]
* [[Justification, salvation and grace]]
* [[Born again]]

'''Testimonies'''
* [[Biblical stories of people turning to Christ]]
* [[Other accounts of people turning to Christ]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Bible quotes about becoming a Christian]]
* [[Quotes about becoming a Christian]]

'''External Links'''
* [http://www.zoe-ministries.org/message_salvation.html Message of Salvation]
* [http://www.fbcwillowpark.com/message_of_salvation.htm How to Become A Christian]
* Read the message of salvation in [http://www.greatcom.org/laws/languages.html 74 languages]
* [http://www.whoisjesus-really.com/main.htm WHO IS JESUS-Really?]

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Bible

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[[Image:Biblewithlight.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The Bible]]
''In brief,'' 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 Christians to be inspired by [[God]]. Inspired by God means literally, "[[God breathed]]" - the actual words of God. This library contains 66 books and is divided into the [[Old Testament]] and the [[New Testament]]. It tells of the story of the [[creation]] of the universe and man by God, the rebellion of man against God and his rescue plan for humanity through his Son, [[Jesus Christ]].

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'''Introductions and overviews'''
* [[An overview of the Bible]]
* [[Bible Dictionary: Bible]]
* [[Introduction to the Bible (by E.M.)]]
* [[Bible (wikipedia)]]

'''Topics'''
* [[The formation and translations of the Bible]]
* [[Biblical inerrancy]] and [[Sola scriptura]]
* [[Characters of the Bible]]
* [[Bible studies, sermons, commentaries and references]]
* [[Miscellaneous Bible topics]]
* [[Historical accuracy of the Bible]]
* [[Biblical criticism]]
* [[Views about the Bible]]

'''Bible Versions in the wiki'''
* [[King James Version]]
* [[Bible, English, World English|The World English Bible]]
* [[The American Standard Version|American Standard Version Bible]]
* [[Updated King James Version|Updated King James Version]]
* [[Translation Projects:Urban Slang Version (2005 edition)]]

'''[[Old Testament]]'''
* [[Books of the Law]]
:* [[Genesis]] | [[Exodus]] | [[Leviticus]] | [[Numbers]] | [[Deuteronomy]]
* [[Historical Books of the Old Testament]]
:* [[Joshua]] | [[Judges]] | [[Ruth]] | [[1 Samuel]] | [[2 Samuel]] | [[1 Kings]] | [[2 Kings]] | [[1 Chronicles]] | [[2 Chronicles]] | [[Ezra]] | [[Nehemiah]] | [[Esther]]
* [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament]]
:* Wisdom Books - [[Job]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Ecclesiastes]]
:* Poetry - [[Psalms]] | [[Song of Solomon]] | [[Lamentations]]
* [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]
:* Major Prophets - [[Isaiah]] | [[Jeremiah]] | [[Ezekiel]] | [[Daniel]]
:* Minor Prophets - [[Hosea]] | [[Joel]] | [[Amos]] | [[Obadiah]] | [[Jonah]] | [[Micah]] | [[Nahum]] | [[Habakkuk]] | [[Zephaniah]] | [[Haggai]] | [[Zechariah]] | [[Malachi]]

'''[[New Testament]]'''
*[[Historical Books of the New Testament]]
:* [[The Gospel: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John|The Gospels]] - [[Matthew]] | [[Mark]] | [[Luke]] | [[John]]
:* Church History - [[Acts]]
*[[Introductions to the New Testament letters|Epistles]]:
:* [[Pauline epistles]] - [[Romans]] | [[1 Corinthians]] | [[2 Corinthians]] | [[Galatians]] | [[Ephesians]] | [[Philippians]] | [[Colossians]] | [[1 Thessalonians]] | [[2 Thessalonians]] | [[1 Timothy]] | [[2 Timothy]] | [[Titus]] | [[Philemon]]
:* [[General epistles]] - [[Hebrews]] | [[James]] | [[1 Peter]] | [[2 Peter]] | [[1 John]] | [[2 John]] | [[3 John]] | [[Jude]]
*Prophetic books:
:*[[Revelation]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Comments about the Bible]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Famous quotes about the Bible]]
* [[Bible quotes about Scripture]]

'''Miscellaneous'''
* [[The Bible in 50 words]]
* [[List of all the English translations]]
* [[Quick Bible reference|Quick Bible reference (King James Version)]]

'''External links'''
* [http://www.biblegateway.com Look up Bible passages at Bible Gateway]
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible See also the extensive notes about the Bible in wikipedia]
* [http://worldebible.com/ Look up Bible in multiple versions]
* [http://www.theopedia.com/Bible 'The Bible' on Theopedia]

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Christian art, literature and music

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''In brief:'' Throughout church history, people have devoted themselves to great works of literature and art for God's glory and honour. Help us build up libraries of their works, and write your reviews and opinions on these books, songs and other works of art.

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'''Music'''
* [[An overview of Christian music history and styles]]
* [[Song information and lyrics]]
* [[Song writers|Song writers and bands]]

'''Literature and texts'''
* [[An overview of Christian literature history]]
* [[Fictional books]]
* [[Non-fictional books]]
* [[Authors]]
* [[Reflections]]
* [[Miscellaneous documents and texts]]

'''Christian movies and television'''
* [[Proclaim the Gospel: Christian video and TV and Mission|Christian video and TV and Mission]]
* [[Christian Movies]]
* [[Christian Television]]

'''Internet'''
* [[Christianity and the internet]]

'''Radio'''
* [[Christianity and radio]]

'''Painting and art'''
* [[Christianity in painting and art]]

'''Miscalleneous'''
* [[Religious clothing and symbols]]

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Important Christian doctrines and beliefs

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''In brief,'' a Christian is a follower of [[Christ]]. The most basic teachings of Christianity are that the creator is [[God]], who is three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus, was both fully God and fully man; through his death, believers are forgiven of sin abd reconciled to God.

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'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Essential Christian doctrines (anonymous)]]
* [[Comments on essential Christian beliefs]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes on essential Christian beliefs]]

'''See also'''
* [[God]]
* [[Creeds and catechisms]], especially the [[Nicene Creed]], [[Apostles' Creed]]
* [[Mere Christianity]]

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Testimonies

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==General testimonies==

[[E. Roman's testimony]]

[[R. Curran's testimony]]

[[JD's testimony]]

[[Suzanne Thomas' testimony]]

==From Islam to Christ==

[[Al-Gharib's testimony]]

==Short testimonies==

[[Without a paddle (by Mikki)]]

==External links==

[http://www.believerscafe.com/testimonies/testimonies.html Believers Cafe - Testimonies of people saved]

[http://www.nata2.info/humor/pictures/jesus_spot.jpg Claus McCollum]

[http://www.carm.org/testimonies.htm CARM - Testimonies]

Living as a Christian

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''In brief'': When we become a Christian, we are called to live for God in every aspect of our lives. He brings us into a relationship of love with him and with other Christians and calls us to live for him fully, obeying him and trusting in him completely.

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'''Explanations'''
* [[The Christian understanding as living as a Christian]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Living as a Christian (E.M.)]]
* [[Comments about living as a Christian]]
* [[Jesus is Lord - a call to radical discipleship (Notes compiled by a listener at an address given by John Stott in 2003)]]

'''Topics'''
* [[Loving God]]
* [[Worship]]
* [[The Golden Rule|The Golden Rule and loving others]]
* [[Prayer]]
* [[Proclaiming the Gospel]]
* [[Praising God]]
* [[Living a holy life]]
* [[Reading the Bible]]
* [[Persecution]]
* The [[Christian Calendar]]
* [[What would Jesus do?]]

'''Testimones / stories'''
* [[Biblical accounts of life in the early Christian church]]
* [[Personal accounts of living as a persecuted Christian]]
* [[Personal accounts of living as a Christian in a free society]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Bible quotes about living as a Christian]]
* [[quotes about living as a Christian]]

'''Songs about living as a Christian'''
* [[Words to Be thou my vision|Words to the hymn ''Be thou my vision'']]

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Denominations

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''In brief'': Although there is only one universal Christian Church, there are hundreds of Christian denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of Christ, because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Some of the main groups include the Eastern Orthodox churches, the Roman Catholic Church, Protestant churches, and Pentecostal churches.

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'''Historical explanations'''
* [[An overview of denominations]]
* [[An overview of the main denominations and the history of the Christian Church (By G.G.)]]
* [[A flow chart showing the splits leading to the formation of different denominations]]

'''Divisions'''
* [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]
* [[Eastern Oriental churches]]
* [[Roman Catholicism]]
* [[Protestant churches|Protestant churches including the Anglican church]]
* [[Pentecostal churches]]

'''Opinions'''
* [[Comments on denominations]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes about denominations]]

'''See also'''
* [[Denominations: Miscellaneous topics]]

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Death of Jesus (quotes)

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'''An extract from [[Bruce Barton|Bruce Barton's]] book [[The Man Nobody Knows]]'''

:On a barren hill beyond the city walls they nailed His body to the cross. Two robbers were crucified with Him. It was over. The rabble sickened quickly of its revenge and scattered; His friends were hiding; the soldiers were busy casting lots for His garments. There was nothing left of those external influences which fire men's imaginations. Surely the victory of His enemies was complete. And yet - the lasting victory was His. "The man who loses his life," Jesus said, "shall find it."

'''Luke 23: 26 - 47'''

:As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' Then they will say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!' For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

:Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals–one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

:The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."

:The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself."

:There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

:One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

:But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."

:Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

:Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

:It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.

'''An extract from [[I will love you for the cross]] by [[Matt Redman]]'''

:Jesus Christ the sinner's friend.
:Does this kindness know no bounds?
:With your precious blood you have purchased me
:Oh the mystery of the cross
:You were punished, you were crushed
:But that punishment has become my peace

:Yes that punishment has become my peace

:And I love you for the cross
:I'm overwhelmed by the mystery
:I love you for the cost
:That [[Jesus]] you would do this for me
:When you were broken, you were beaten
:You were punished, I go free
:When you were wounded and rejected
:In your mercy I am healed

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Faith

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''In brief'': Faith is believing something without proof. God asks us to believe in him and trust he is Lord and will save us - faith is believing this and living accordingly.

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'''Explanations'''
* [[Definitions of Faith]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Comments on faith]]

'''Testimonies'''
* [[Biblical accounts of great faith]]
* [[Other stories of great faith]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Bible quotes about faith]]
* [[Quotes about faith]]

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The Crusades

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''In brief'': The Crusades were a series of several military campaigns — usually sanctioned by the [[Papacy]] — that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. Originally, they were Roman Catholic endeavors to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims, but some were directed against other Europeans, such as the Fourth Crusade against Constantinople, the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars of southern France and the Northern Crusades. [[Christianity]] is a peaceful faith, although other religions sometimes use the Crusades as a basis for attacking the Christian faith.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An overview of the Crusades]]
* [[Crusades (wikipedia)]]

'''Articles and opinions'''
* [[Comments about the Crusades]]

'''Specific crusades'''
* [[First Crusade]]
* [[People's Crusade]]
* [[German Crusade, 1096]]
* [[Crusade of 1101]]
* [[Second Crusade]]
* [[Third Crusade]]
* [[Fourth Crusade]]
* [[Albigensian Crusade]]
* [[Children's Crusade]]
* [[Fifth Crusade]]
* [[Sixth Crusade]]
* [[Seventh Crusade]]
* [[Shepherds' Crusade]]
* [[Eighth Crusade]]
* [[Ninth Crusade]]
* [[Northern Crusades]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes about the Crusades]]

'''External links'''
* Kenneth Setton, ed., ''A History of the Crusades''. Madison, 1969-1989 ([http://libtext.library.wisc.edu/HistCrusades/ e-book online])
* Angeliki E. Laiou, ''The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World'', ([http://www.doaks.org/LACR.html e-book online]), includes chapter on Historiography of the crusades.
* E.L. Skip Knox, [http://crusades.boisestate.edu/ The Crusades], a virtual college course through Boise State University.

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Christian Calendar

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''In brief'': The liturgical year, also known as the Christian year, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in some Christian churches which determines when Feasts, Memorials, Commemorations, and Solemnities are to be observed and which portions of Scripture are to be read.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[About the Christian Calendar]]

'''Topics'''
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
** [[Good Friday]]
** [[Easter Sunday]]
* [[Lent]]
* [[Palm Sunday]]
* [[Pentecost]]

'''Articles and opinions'''
* [[Comments on the Christian calendar]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes about the Christian calendar]]

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Major events and important movements in church history

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''In brief'': The history of the Christian church is full of times of struggle and renewal. In the early centuries, debates about the nature of God caused great division. In the Middle Ages, people in Christian lands formed armies to "defend" the Holy Lands. In the mid second millenium, there was a renewal of awareness of the Bible spawning the Reformation. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, missionary activity has spread the gospel around the world.

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'''Overviews and introductions'''
* [[An overview of major events and important movements in church history]]
* [[An overview of the main denominations and the history of the Christian Church (By G.G.)]]

'''The early church'''
* [[Monastacism]]
* [[Western and Eastern drift and the 1054 split]]

'''The Middle-Ages'''
* [[The Crusades]]
* [[The Inquisition]]
* [[The Reformation]] and [[The Counter-reformation]]

'''Recent history'''
* [[Missionary activity in the 18th to 20th century]]
* [[Revival and mass evangelism]]
* [[The Second Vatican Council]]

'''Miscellaneous'''
* [[Other important events in Church history]]
* [[Other important movements in Church history]]

'''See also'''
* [[Jesus]]
* [[Acts|Acts of the Apostles]]
* [[An overview of church history]]

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Protestant churches

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''In brief,'' Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing a split from the Roman Catholic Church that occurred during the sixteenth century in Europe — a period known as the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant churches form one of the three major branches of Christianity (along with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy). Some of the main Protestant church denominations include the Lutheran, Anglican and Baptist churches.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[Overview of Protestantism]]
* [[Protestantism (wikipedia)]]

'''Protestant denominations'''
* [[Lutheran church]]
* [[Anabaptist and related churches]]
* [[Anglican church]]
* [[Baptist church]]
* [[Methodist church]]
* [[Presbyterian churches]]
* [[Reformed churches]]
* [[Salvation Army]]
* [[United churches]]
* [[Non-denominational churches]]
* [[Other Protestant churches]]

'''History and explanations'''
* [[The Reformation]]
* [[List of Protestant Churches today]]

'''Doctrine'''
* [[An overview of Protestant doctrine]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Comments on the Protestant churches]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes about the Protestant churches]]

'''Travel'''
* [[Stories of travels to Wittenberg]]

'''Miscellaneous'''
* [[Topical issues in the Protestant churches]]

'''See also'''
* [[The Reformation]]

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Creeds and catechisms

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''In brief,'' Christians have formulated a number of statements of faith that seek to put their beliefs in a nutshell. In this sense, perhaps the earliest statement of Christian faith is that Jesus is LORD. The most widely used creed is probably the Nicene Creed.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[A brief introduction to the Creeds]]

'''Specific creeds'''
* [[Apostles' Creed]]
* [[Nicene Creed]]
* [[Athanasian Creed]]

'''Related topics'''
* [[Ecumenical Council]]

'''Recent catechisms and statements of beliefs'''
* [[Catholic Catechism|The Roman Catholic Catechism]]
* [[The 39 articles of faith of Anglican church]]

'''Articles and opinions'''
* [[Comments on Christian creeds and catechisms]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes about Christian creeds and catechisms]]

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Christian Topics

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{{Christianity}}

==A==
[[Adultery]] | [[Affection]] | [[Angel]] | [[Antichrist]] | [[Arminianism]] | [[Assurance]] | [[Apostasy]] | [[Astronomy]] | [[Atheism]] | [[Atonement]]

==B==
[[Baptism]] | [[Baptism Of The Spirit]] | [[Benedictions]] | [[Benevolence]] | [[Bereavement]] | [[Blasphemy]] | [[Blood Of Christ]] | [[Book Of Life]] | [[Brevity Of Life]] | [[Brotherly Love]]

==C==
[[Call To Service]] | [[Celibacy]] | [[Character]] | [[Chastity]] | [[Children]] | [[Choice]] | [[Church Discipline]] | [[Church Names]] | [[Citizenship]] | [[Commandments Of Christ]] | [[Commandments Of The Epistles]] | [[Communion With God]] | [[Confessions]] | [[Conscience]] | [[Consolation]] | [[Contentment]] | [[Conviction Of Sin]] | [[Covetousness]] | [[Cowardice]] | [[Creation]] | [[Creation Of Man]] | [[Creditor]]

==D==
[[Dancing]] | [[Darkness]] | [[Death]] | [[Debtor]] | [[Decalogue God's Commands]] | [[Demons]] | [[Depravity]] | [[Depression]] | [[Divorce]] | [[Doubt]] | [[Drunkenness]]

==E==
[[Elder]] | [[Employee]] | [[Eucharist - The Lord's Table]] | [[Evangelism]] | [[Excuses]]

==F==
[[Faith]] [[Faith in Christ]] | [[Faith in God]] | [[False doctrine]] | [[Family]] | [[Fasting]] | [[Fear of God]] | [[Fear of the Lord]] | [[Fellowship of Believers]] | [[Fellowship with Christ]] | [[Fellowship with God]] | [[Finances]] | [[Forgiven]] | [[Forgiveness]] | [[Friendship]] | [[Fruits of righteousness]] | [[Fruits of sin]]

==G==
[[Genealogy]] | [[Gentiles]] | [[Glorifying]] | [[Gluttony]] | [[God]] | [[God in nature]] | [[God The Creator]] | [[God is the creator|God the Father]] | [[God's glory]] | [[God's knowledge]] | [[God is love|God's love]] | [[God's mercy]] | [[God's power]] | [[God's provision]] | [[Gospel]] | [[Gossip]] | [[Justification, salvation and grace|Grace]]

==H==
[[New Testament Healing passages]] | [[Heart]] | [[The afterlife, heaven, hell, purgatory|Heaven]] | [[The afterlife, heaven, hell, purgatory|Hell]] | [[Holiness]] | [[Holy Spirit]] | [[Homosexuality]] | [[Hope]] | [[Humility]] | [[Husbands]] | [[Hypocrisy]]

==I==
[[Idolatry]] | [[Ignorance]] | [[Immortality]] | [[Impenitence]] | [[Incest]] | [[Infidelity to God]] | [[Inspiration]] | [[Integrity]]

==J==
[[Jesus]] | [[The compassion of Jesus]] | [[The death of Jesus]] | [[The Divinity of Jesus]] | [[The humanity of Jesus]] | [[The Kingship of Jesus]] | [[The ministry of Jesus]] | [[The obedience of Jesus]] | [[Joy]] | [[Judgment]] | [[Justification, salvation and grace|Justification]]

==K==
[[Kingdom of Heaven]]

==L==
[[Light]] | [[Love for God]] | [[Love]]

==M==
[[Marriage]] | [[Meekness]] | [[Mercy]] | [[Miracles of Jesus]] | [[Missions]] | [[Murmuring]]

==N==
[[Names of Jesus]] | [[Who is my neighbour?|Neighbor]] | [[New covenant]]

==O==
[[Oath]] | [[Obedience]] | [[Opportunity]] | [[Oppression]] | [[Orphan]]

==P==
[[Parables]] | [[Parents]] | [[Patience]] | [[Peace]] | [[Penitent]] | [[Perfection]] | [[Persever]] | [[Pharisee]] | [[Poor]] | [[Power]] | [[Praise]] | [[Prayers in affliction]] | [[Prayers of the wicked]] | [[Prayer]] | [[Prayers of Jesus]] | [[Preaching]] | [[Predestination]] | [[Pride]] | [[Prophecies about Jesus]] | [[Prophecies by Jesus]] | [[Prophets]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Prudence]] | [[Eternal punishment]] | [[Punishment]] | [[Purity]]

==R==
[[Regeneration]] | [[Religion]] | [[Repentance]] | [[Reprobacy]] | [[Reproof]] | [[Resignation]] | [[Responsibility]] | [[Resurrection]] | [[Reward]] | [[Riches]] | [[Righteousness]]

==S==
[[Sabbath]] | [[Salvation and works]] | [[Justification, salvation and grace|Salvation]] | [[Sanctification]] | [[Satan]] | [[Scoffing]] | [[Second coming of Christ]] | [[Self denile]] | [[Self]] | [[Servanthood]] | [[Sin]] | [[Speech]] | [[Spirit of man]] | [[Spiritual adoption]] | [[Spiritual blessings]] | [[Spiritual blindness]] | [[Spiritual death]] | [[Spiritual desire]] | [[Spiritual gifts]] | [[Strife]] | [[Suffering]] | [[Symbols]]

==T==
[[Temptation]] | [[Testimony]] | [[Thankfulness]] | [[Trinity]] | [[Speaking in tongues|Tongues]]

==U==
[[Unbelief]] | [[Unity]]

==V==
[[Vows]]

==W==
[[Watchfulness]] | [[Wicked]] | [[Widow]] | [[Wife]] | [[Wine]] | [[Wisdom]] | [[Word of God]] | [[Work]] | [[Worldliness]] | [[Worldly]] | [[Worship]]

==Z==
[[Zeal]] | [[Zion]]

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Eschatology

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''In brief'': Eschatology (from Greek, eskhatos, last) is the term referring to the “doctrine of the last things.” The "last things" are important issues to Christian faith, although as a formal division of theology, eschatology is a relatively recent development.

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'''Definitions / explanations'''
* [[Eschatology (overview)]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Comments on eschatology]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Bible quotes about the end-times]]
* [[Quotes about eschatology]]

'''See also'''
* [[Revelation]]

Christianity and the Internet

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''In brief:'' Since the beginning of the world wide web, Christians have been involved in creating websites dedicated to different aspects of Christianity. Some of the most important ones have been sites containing the Bible in different versions like www.biblegateway.com.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An overview of the history of Christianity and the internet]]

'''Specific websites'''
* [[Information about specific Christian websites]]
* [[Christian wiki sites]]

'''Articles and opinions'''
* [[Comments regarding the internet and Christianity]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Quotes about Christianity and the internet]]

'''See also'''
* [[Directory listing of churches around the world]]
* [[Christian Web Directory]]

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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible Mathew Henry (1706-1721)

'''TABLE OF CONTENTS.'''

==VOL. I.--GENESIS TO DEUTERONOMY.==

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Preface I|Preface I]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Genesis|Genesis]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Exodus|Exodus]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Leviticus|Leviticus]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Numbers|Numbers]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]]

==VOL. II.--JOSHUA TO ESTHER.==

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Preface II|Preface II]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Joshua|Joshua]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Judges|Judges]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Ruth|Ruth]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Samuel|First Samuel]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Samuel|Second Samuel]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Kings|First Kings]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Kings|Second Kings]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Chronicles|First Chronicles]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Chronicles|Second Chronicles]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Ezra|Ezra]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Nehemiah|Nehemiah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Esther| Esther]]

==VOL. III.--JOB TO SONG OF SOLOMON.==

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Preface III|Preface III]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Job|Job]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Psalms|Psalms]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Proverbs|Proverbs]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Ecclesiastes|Ecclesiastes]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Song of Solmon|Song of Solmon]]

==VOL. IV.--ISAIAH TO MALACHI.==

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Preface IV|Preface IV]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Isaiah|Isaiah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Jeremiah|Jeremiah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Lamentations|Lamentations]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Daniel Daniel]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Hosea|Hosea]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Joel|Joel]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Amos|Amos]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Obadiah|Obadiah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Jonah|Jonah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Micah|Micah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Nahum|Nahum]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Habakkuk|Habakkuk]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Zephaniah|Zephaniah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Haggai|Haggai]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Zechariah|Zechariah]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Malachi|Malachi]]

==VOL. V.--Mathew TO JOHN.==

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Preface V|Preface V]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Mathew|Mathew]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Mark|Mark]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Luke|Luke]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: John|John]]

==VOL. VI.--ACTS TO REVELATION.==

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Preface VI|Preface VI]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Acts of the Apostles|Acts of the Apostles]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Romans|Romans]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Corinthians|First Corinthians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Corinthians|Second Corinthians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Galatians|Galatians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Ephesians|Ephesians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Philippians|Philippians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Colossians|Colossians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Thessalonians|First Thessalonians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Thessalonians|Second Thessalonians]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Timothy|First Timothy]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Timothy|Second Timothy]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Titus|Titus]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Philemon|Philemon]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Hebrews|Hebrews]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: James|James]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First Peter|First Peter]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second Peter|Second Peter]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: First John|First John]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Second John|Second John]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Third John|Third John]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Jude|Jude]]

* [[Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible: Revelation|Revelation]]

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''- Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706-1721)

Public domain text. No rights reserved. May be distributed freely.''

Religion and politics

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An overview of the history of religion and politics]]

'''Historical movements involving religion and politics'''
* [[Crusades]]
* [[An end to slavery]]

'''Current movements involving religion and politics
* [[Homosexual marriage]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Short comments on the question: Should religion and politics mix?]]

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Mormonism

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{{controversial}}

''In brief'': Mormonism is a religion and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of Joseph Smith and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. This article refers to this sect. For other sects see [[Mormon sects separate from the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints]]. Mormons believe that the original teaching of Jesus Christ was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity.

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An overview of Mormonism]]
* [[Mormonism (theopedia)]]

'''History'''
* [[An overview of the history of Mormonism]]
* [[The formation of the Mormon religion]]
* [[Recent history of the Mormon religion]]
* [[Joseph Smith]]

'''Belief and practices'''
* [[An overview of Mormon doctrine]]
* [[The Book of Mormon]]
* [[Mormon doctrine]]

'''Articles and opinions'''
* [[A short summary on Joseph Smith, the formation of the Mormon religion and some of its main beliefs]]

'''Miscellaneous'''
* [[Mormonism: Topical issues]]
* [[Mormonism: Miscellaneous]]

'''See also'''
* [[Salt Lake City]]
* [[Mormon sects separate from the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints]]

'''External links'''
* [http://www.lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism Article on Wikipedia]
* [http://www.carm.org/mormon.htm Information about Mormonism at www.carm.org]

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Proclaiming the Gospel

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''Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age... [[Matthew]] 28: 19-20''
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''In brief'': The Bible tells us that it is only by Christ that we can come to the Father. There is a mass of people who have not heard the good news of Jesus. Christians around the world are involved in missionary work to bring men and women to Christ as commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission

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'''Explanations'''
* [[The Christian understanding of Proclaiming the Gospel]]
* [[The Great Commission]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Thoughts on what mission means]]

'''Related topics'''
* [[Proclaiming the Gospel: Christian radio and Mission|Christian radio and Mission]]
* [[Proclaim the Gospel: Christian video and TV and Mission|Christian video and TV and Mission]]

'''See also'''
* [[Persecution]]
* [[10/40 Window]]
* [[Operation World]]

'''Quotes'''
* [[Bible quotes about proclaiming the Gospel]]
* [[Quotes about proclaiming the Gospel]]

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Directory listing of churches around the world

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Places

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''See also [[Church directory]] and [[Travel stories]]''

==A==

[[Adelaide]], South Australia

==E==

[[Egypt]]

==J==

[[Jerusalem]]

==L==

[[Lutherstadt]] (Wittenberg), Germany

==M==

[[Mount Sinai]]

==O==

[[Olney]], Milton-Keynes, England, United Kingdom

==S==

[[Salt Lake City]]

[[Sinai]]

==V==

[[Varanasi]], India

==W==

[[Wittenberg]], Germany

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Christian

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''In brief,'' a Christian is a person who belongs to Christ; a person who has been saved by Jesus Christ and has a personal and living relationship with him. Followers of Jesus were first called Christians in Antioch in the first century AD. Today, there are perhaps over 2 billion Christians world-wide.

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[[Becoming a Christian]]

[[Living as a Christian]]

[[Christian (adapted from wikipedia)]]

[[Bible Dictionary: Christian]]

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John 3:16

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This passage from the Bible sums up Christianity. The words are

:''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.''

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'''Overviews'''
* [[An overview of John 3: 16]]
* [[John 3: 16 (adapted from wikipedia)]]

'''Articles / opinions'''
* [[Some short comments about John 3:16 by different users]]

'''Translations of John 3:16'''
* [[Comparing John 3:16 in different translations of the Bible in English]]

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