[8] “Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Hold on to wisdom, and she will bring you honor. [9] Wisdom will reward you with a crown of honor and glory.”
Proverbs 4:7-9 ERV
Anytime you meet someone who has not yet accepted Jesus, please let it be a burden to you. Travail for the salvation of sinners. Hell is not a place anyone can handle. Win as many people as you can to Jesus. That is their only way of escape from hell fire. Have compassion for the lost.
Chief Alpharian @REAgyemang
1 Corinthians 15:19 ERV
[19] If our hope in Christ is only for this life here on earth, then people should feel more sorry for us than for anyone else.
@__Injaneb96 Jesus changes people. I was in jail for trying to murder my father with a hammer, and I started reading the Gospels just to refute a Christian I was arguing with. Then this happened:
I listened to Erika Kirk’s full speech at the memorial, and I want to share a few thoughts that came to me while live streaming the event. This is not political.
First, I should say that I grew up as a Muslim in a Muslim country. I don’t know enough about Christianity to say if what I witnessed is rooted in faith or culture. But what struck me most was how, even though death is heavy and this was by nature a sad occasion, the entire event carried a celebratory spirit that honored life.
That contrast hit me deeply. In Islam, even though we believe that good people go to heaven, the relationship with God is taught through fear. Funerals are overwhelmingly sad, often filled with warnings of the terrifying first night in the grave. Growing up hearing that, and then witnessing people celebrate life, speak of God’s love, and remember someone through the impact he had on others; it felt so refreshing, so positive.
Second, I was profoundly moved by @MrsErikaKirk’s words. I cannot fathom the strength it takes to stand and deliver such a meaningful speech after losing the love of your life. But even more than that, the grace it takes to forgive the very person who destroyed your world. I cannot imagine myself standing on a stage, sending love to those who cheered your husband’s murder, or inviting others to spread God’s love in response because, as she said, “we do not respond to hate with hate.” That is powerful beyond words.
Again, I am ignorant when it comes to Christianity, but if this is what it truly embodies, then I am envious of those who get to experience that feeling.
@charliekirk11 1 Cor. 15:54-55 NIV
[54] When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” [55] “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
1 Cor. 15:54-55
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” [55] “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”