Kwizera Edmond

🤔Iki gitabu canditswe mu kinjana ca 19 citwa “How to Make a Negro Christian” canditswe na Rev. Dr. Charles Colcock Jones.
Ico cari kigamije: Ni ugusubiramwo igitabu ca Jones citwa The Religious Instruction of the Negroes, casohowe ubwa mbere muri 1842. Jones yari umupasitori w’aba-Presbyterian kandi yari afise abaja muri Georgia, aho yari afise ama plantation 3.
Amateka y’ico gihe: Jones yavuze ko Abanyafrika bari mu buja bakwiye guhindukirira Ubukristo kandi bakigishwa ivy’idini. Yaravuga ko intumbero yiwe yari ukubagira “Abakristo beza” kandi “abaja beza” mu kubigisha kugamburuka, kwicisha bugufi, no gukora ivyo ba shebuja babategetse. Yizerako ivyo vyofashije kugabanya imigumuko no gutuma uburyo bw’ubuja burushiriza gukomera.
Igituma biteza impari: Abahinga mu vy’amateka bavuga ko Jones yahitamwo kwigisha gusa imirongo ya Bibiliya ivuga ku kugamburukira ba shebuja, ariko akirengagiza imirongo ivuga ku kubohorwa no ku kukuntu abantu Bose bangana. Ni co gituma iki gitabu gikunze gukoreshwa nk’akarorero k’ukuntu idini ryakoreshejwe mu gushigikira no gukomeza ubuja muri Amerika yo mu majepfo mu gihe ca kera.
Icibutso gihambaye: Iki gitabu cerekana ivyiyumviro n’imigenzo vy’abashigikira ubuja muri Amerika imbere y’intambara yo hagati muri Amerika.

Ubutumwa bwiza ntushobora kubutahura utaratahura Ubutumwa bubi 🙅 Ariko kandi Ubutumwa bwiza burafise ibibugize " Iki Gitabo ca David Platt ndagitanga k'ubuntu"

One of the fascinating features of Paul’s letters is the trail of names he leaves behind. These names are windows into a network of people working together for the kingdom. Some are acquaintances, some are leaders of congregations, some open their homes for worship, and others labor alongside Paul in the work of the Gospel.

Let look four of them: Artemas, Tychicus, Zenas, and Apollos (Titus 3:12–13). What do we know about them?

Artemas was one of Paul’s companions. We know very little about him, but Paul planned to send either Artemas or Tychicus to Crete to relieve Titus so he could meet Paul in Nicopolis for the winter (Titus 3:12). Artemas likely would have stepped in as a temporary leader for the churches on the island while Titus was away.

Tychicus is better known. A believer from Asia Minor (Acts 20:4), he traveled with Paul and is mentioned often in his letters (Eph 6:21–22; Col 4:7–8; 2 Tim 4:12). Paul calls him a “beloved brother,” “faithful minister,” and “fellow servant” (Col 4:7). He often served as a trusted messenger, delivering letters and encouraging congregations (Eph 6:21–22). In Titus, Paul considers sending him to Crete, and later he is sent to Ephesus, likely to assist Timothy (2 Tim 4:12).

Zenas was a “lawyer” (Titus 3:13), meaning he was trained in some form of Jewish, Greek, or Roman law. He was likely a respected and educated Christian. Paul instructs Titus to assist Zenas on his journey and provide whatever he needs, suggesting that Zenas was traveling on a mission, possibly to help deliver the letter alongside Apollos.

Apollos is also well known from the NT. He was an eloquent and learned teacher from Alexandria, Egypt, powerful in the Scriptures (Acts 18:24). He had a significant ministry in Corinth, where he strengthened believers and defended the faith (Acts 18:27–28; 1 Cor 3:5–6). In Titus, he appears as a traveling minister whom the church is to support (Titus 3:13).

Together, these names remind us that Paul did not work alone. Far from it. He was surrounded by a “ministry team,” each faithfully fulfilling their vocation in spreading the Gospel, as believers do to this day.

Thanks be to Christ for Artemas, Tychicus, Zenas, and Apollos, faithful servants of the Gospel!

A new study has shown that grandparenting has health benefits for memory and verbal skills.

But beyond the health benefits for the grandparents and the help their involvement offers mom and dad, godly grandparents have a wonderful opportunity to leave a spiritual legacy as they help disciple that next generation.

We see this in the life of the young pastor Timothy, whose faith was passed down to him from his grandmother Lois and mother, Eunice (2 Timothy 1:5). And Psalms tells us that one generation declares the works of God to the next (Psalm 145:4).

It’s always interesting when you see yet another study confirming what those with a biblical worldview knew all along,God’s design is good and leads to the flourishing of society.

None rero, ko twatsindanishirijwe no kwizera, dufise amahoro ku Mana kubg' Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, yadushikanishije ukwizera mur' ubu buntu duhagazemwo, kandi tunezerezwa no kwizigira kuzobona ubgiza bg'Imana.
Abaroma 5:1-2

Uburake bg'Imana bgarahishuwe, buvuye mw ijuru, ubgo irakira ukutayubaha kw'abantu kwose n'ukugabitanya, banyikirisha ukuri ukugabitanya kwabo.
Abaroma 1:18

When they tell you it's "Biblical Cosmology" but they get their info from Enoch.

6 Reasons to ignore Enoch:

1. The Origin of Sin: The KJV states sin entered the world through Adam's disobedience (Romans 5:12). 1 Enoch 10:8 places the primary blame on a fallen angel, saying to "ascribe all sin" to Az**el.

2. The "Son of Man": The New Testament applies this Messianic title exclusively to Jesus Christ (John 3:13). However, in 1 Enoch 71:14, Enoch ascends to heaven and is directly told, "Thou art the Son of Man."

3. Height of the Giants: Genesis 6:4 mentions giants but gives no pre-Flood dimensions. 1 Enoch 7:2 claims the offspring of the fallen angels grew to 3,000 cubits tall,which is roughly 4,500 feet (nearly a mile high).

4. Chained Angels vs. Roaming Satan: The KJV warns that the devil actively roams the earth today like a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8). 1 Enoch 10:4 claims the rebel angel leaders were permanently bound and buried under sharp rocks before the Flood.

5. The Purpose of the Flood: In Genesis 6:5, God sends the Flood as a moral judgment against human wickedness. 1 Enoch 10:7 claims the primary goal was to reverse the cosmic damage done by the Watchers and destroy their hybrid offspring.

6. Human Intercession: The KJV establishes Jesus Christ as the only mediator between God and creation (1 Timothy 2:5). In 1 Enoch 13:4, the fallen angels ask Enoch to act as their priest, and he writes a prayer of petition to God on their behalf.

kukw ata co twazanye mw isi kand' ata co dushobora kuyivanamwo.
1 Timoteyo 6:7

The roman catholic church defined in the council of Trient in 1563 that the Gospel of Mark ends with verse 16:20, just like in the Textus Receptus.
Isn't it odd that their most prominent greek MS, the Codex Vaticanus omits the last 12 verses of the Gospel of Mark?
Did the Vatican library harbor a heretical manuscript for centuries, by their own standards?

(Picture is the last page of Mark's Gospel in the Codex Vaticanus with the last 12 verses added in the blank space.)