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'I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.'

 1 Tim 2: 1-4

OIC states call for religious tolerance in Europe – yet persecute Christians

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Jean-Marc Ferre

In a press statement issued on 25th July 2011, the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC, formerly known as the Organisation of the Islamic Conference), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, expressed disquiet at the reported reasons for the brutal massacre of over 90 young people in Norway by Anders Breivik two days earlier.

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Q: Can angels and demons have emotions?

A: The Bible reveals that angels sang for joy at creation (Job 38:7) and have joy when people become believers (Luke 15:10).

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Q: Is the Trinity three different gods?

A: The Bible should be accepted as the final authority for the believer. Therefore, we must look to Scripture to learn what God has revealed about Himself in His inspired Word. The famous passage known as the Shema (Hebrew: “hear”) starts by stating, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:4–5). The Bible is quite clear: God is one!

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Dear Ministry Partner

‘Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I will pray; my voice You shall hear in the morning; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.' Psalm 5

Today, in this uncertain world, our only hope as individuals – and as a nation – is in prayer. God will answer. James 5:16 says the prayer of a righteous man has great power and produces wonderful results! (NLB).

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Retroactive death: a solution for billions of years?

William Dembski claims that Christians can reconcile Genesis and the naturalistic timescale by making the Curse retroactive—so bad things existed before Adam, but that was because humanity was going to sin in the future. Read a critique by CMI-Canada’s Calvin Smith.

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Operation Nehemiah launches ACTS Christianity pack for UK schoolsCountry

Operation Nehemiah has launched a new initiative to motivate and enable the Church and Christians to support British schools in the teaching of Christianity as part of Religious Education.
ACTS (Assisting Christianity Teaching in Schools) is a resource pack, aimed at ages 7 to 11, now available for churches or individuals to sponsor and donate as a gift to local schools. A smaller bonus pack is available for ages 5 to 7. Aimed at the primary level, ACTS is an exciting opportunity for Christians to invest in material that will assist schools in their presentation of Christianity and introduce Christian reference and reading books into school libraries.

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Bible Festival at Fore Street Methodist Church

Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the King James' Version of the Bible

Members of Fore Street Methodist Church were joined by Christians from other churches in Brixham and the Torbay Circuit to celebrate the 400 th Anniversary of the King James' Version of the Bible, the translation authorised by King James in 1604, and first published in 1611.

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New Bill to tackle Sharia Courts and discrimination against Muslim women

Sharia Courts in England and Wales will be committing an offence punishable by a five-year prison sentence if they falsely claim or imply legal jurisdiction over criminal or family law, under a new Bill introduced in the House of Lords yesterday.

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Q: Did miracles really happen?

A: Miracles were done for a specific purpose—pointing to God and demonstrating His power—and they were often performed before witnesses.

The reactions and accounts of these witnesses are mentioned in Scripture. For those who take the Bible seriously, this is absolute proof these miracles happened. Indeed, if we started from the premise that miracles could not happen, this would undermine our belief in Scripture since so many important events were miracles worked by God.

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Dear Ministry Partner

‘I will be with you until I have finished giving you everything I promised' – Genesis 28:15

Genesis 32 tells the story of Jacob. Jacob had run away for fear of his brother Esau. Now after many years, God told him to go back. He is afraid that his brother will ill-treat him, so he divided his family and possessions into three groups: “If my brother kills one lot, the other will be spared…

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