Gospel News â Jan-Apr 2013
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Religious Extremism & Creation
The French Interior Minister Manuel Valls at the National Assembly in Paris Nov27 2012 detailed the official policy of secularism, said "the government had a duty to combat religious extremism because it was `an offence to the republic' based on a negation of reason that puts dogma ahead of the law.
Giving examples of religious extremists, he mentioned creationists in the United States and the Muslim world, radical Islamists, ultra-traditionalist Catholics and ultra-Orthodox Jews who want to live separately from the modern world"
Increasingly Government legislation
Comment:
is being made against Christian teaching, e.g. recent marriage laws, voting etc. This is just another sign of the times, Jesus said "And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake; but he that endues unto the end shall be saved" (Mark13:13) Paul exhorts us against "oppositions of science falsely so called" (1 Tim 6:20).
Obeying The Commandments Of God
Bro Gideon Hankomone, (Mazabuka,Zambia)
The Bible tells us from Genesis to Revelation that God is a serious God and that He means what He says. Obedience to the commandments of God brings life and disobedience results in death.
A good example of this is found in the Old Testament in Genesis 6, Noah preached to the wicked during his generation. The people had a choice whether to believe in Noah message repent and be saved or ignore it and perish, they
ignored the commandment of God so during the flood period they perished. God does not change his mind towards us. We can also see that Noah also had a choice, he could build an ark of God be saved or reject The commandments of God and perish, but he did exactly what God commanded him to do Genesis 6:22.
The message to us is that if we ignore the commandments of God on baptism then we choose death rather than life.
The Jailer at Phillipi, asked Paul and Silas, Sirs,what must I do to be saved? Acts 16:30, the answer was believe in the Name of Jesus Christ and be baptised. Jesus himself though sinless was baptised. It is right for us to do what God requires us to do, (Can we ignore baptism when Jesus didn't? Mathew 3:15),so we must follow His steps in this as in all things.
I was happy to travel to Kafue with one of my contacts Creighton Samboko for baptism and he was baptised in the saving name of Jesus Christ by brother Kelly Simayumbula of Kafue ecclesia.
1 Corinthians 3:7 says, so neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. We only water and God gives the increase, May God and His son Jesus be with him in his walk to the kingdom,
Yes It Really Works!
A formula to take one out of unemployment,
to Teacher Training College, a Job, being
able to help others, and finding a wife
Bro. Gideon & Sis. Elizabeth plan to be married in August 2013.