Johny Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is one of the most beloved books in Christian and secular literature, and has been translated into over 200 languages while never going out of print since it was first introduced and published in 1678.
The amazing allegory of a Christian on his journey through his walk with the Lord continues to be popular to this day, as it points to many of the challenges and obstacles faced by Christians of all generations; the reason why it has never went out of print.
In other words it's a timeless book, speaking of eternal things all of us who know Christ always will relate to.
A little after the introduction of Pilgrim's Progress and the focus on Christian, a second part of the journey was released, this time with the wife of Christian: Christiana, and their sons. A maiden named Mercy was also included in the family journey.
Rather than get into the story, we've included three films made based upon the epic journeys of Christian and Christiana. One of them is the classic version of the story.
There is also a biography of the famous author John Bunyan to learn from and be inspired by.
John Bunyan - biography
Pilgrim's Progress (Classic Version)
Pilgrim's Progress (UK: 2 hours)
Cristiana's Journey: Pilgrim's Progress, Book 2
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
John Wycliffe played an enormous pre-reformation role in preparation for a much-needed change in Christianity and the corrupt church of the day.
One of his major contributions was the introduction of the bible in the vernacular of the common people, something strongly opposed by Catholic leaders.
While he wasn't the first, he was probably the loudest and most effective opponent of the church as the final authority, rather than the Word of God. That didn't go over too well for him over the years, as you might well suspect.
As a matter of fact, after his death he was condemned as a heretic by the Catholic leaders at the Council of Constance, whom had his bones dug up and burned and then cast into a river.
Later he sent out two preachers at a time declaring many of the truths he held so dear. These itinerant preachers were eventually known as the Lollards.
One of his major attacks on the Catholic Church, of which he was part, was concerning ecclesiocracy. That is much different than theocracy, in which the principles of Jesus Christ influence the role, influence parameters of governments in the world. Ecclesiocracy was the rule of the clergy over the kings of the world, and thus, the governments and people. That has always been outside the call of God as far as spiritual leaders go, and Wycliffe attacked it with a vengeance.
That's not to say kings and government leaders aren't ministers of God, but that's only in regard to bearing the sword, as Paul says in Romans, not as being over the church of Jesus Christ in any way.
In other words, governmental leaders have an important but defined role by God, while ministers of the gospel have an entirely different one.
The church of Jesus Christ and its leaders are to influence the direction of government leaders, not be over them. Neither are governments to have any sway over the churches. They are completely different entities under God with different purposes and roles to play.
Wycliffe saw that and preached it throughout his life.
There is much more to the story of course, which is why I have included these two videos on the life of Wycliffe and how he and the Lollards influenced history.
John Wycliffe - Biography
The Life and Ministry of John Wycliffe
The Life and Ministry of John Wycliffe
One of his major contributions was the introduction of the bible in the vernacular of the common people, something strongly opposed by Catholic leaders.
While he wasn't the first, he was probably the loudest and most effective opponent of the church as the final authority, rather than the Word of God. That didn't go over too well for him over the years, as you might well suspect.
As a matter of fact, after his death he was condemned as a heretic by the Catholic leaders at the Council of Constance, whom had his bones dug up and burned and then cast into a river.
Later he sent out two preachers at a time declaring many of the truths he held so dear. These itinerant preachers were eventually known as the Lollards.
One of his major attacks on the Catholic Church, of which he was part, was concerning ecclesiocracy. That is much different than theocracy, in which the principles of Jesus Christ influence the role, influence parameters of governments in the world. Ecclesiocracy was the rule of the clergy over the kings of the world, and thus, the governments and people. That has always been outside the call of God as far as spiritual leaders go, and Wycliffe attacked it with a vengeance.
That's not to say kings and government leaders aren't ministers of God, but that's only in regard to bearing the sword, as Paul says in Romans, not as being over the church of Jesus Christ in any way.
In other words, governmental leaders have an important but defined role by God, while ministers of the gospel have an entirely different one.
The church of Jesus Christ and its leaders are to influence the direction of government leaders, not be over them. Neither are governments to have any sway over the churches. They are completely different entities under God with different purposes and roles to play.
Wycliffe saw that and preached it throughout his life.
There is much more to the story of course, which is why I have included these two videos on the life of Wycliffe and how he and the Lollards influenced history.
John Wycliffe - Biography
The Life and Ministry of John Wycliffe
The Life and Ministry of John Wycliffe
Friday, October 28, 2011
Watchman Nee was probably the major vessel used by the Lord to plant Christianity in China.
In his early years he was of great consternation to Margaret (M.E.) Barber, who was concerned he was seeking after far too much head knowledge than experience of the Lord.
According to Nee, Barber was probably the one Christian who gave him the most help.
After some time, and as he matured, Nee's experience caught up with his head knowledge, as he began to be persecuted by institutional Christianity because of his stand on the church.
Most importantly, Nee started to experience more and more the shared sufferings of Christ, and in the area of brokenness he had a lot to say, as these couple of videos confirm.
He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison for his faith in Jesus Christ.
In his early years he was of great consternation to Margaret (M.E.) Barber, who was concerned he was seeking after far too much head knowledge than experience of the Lord.
According to Nee, Barber was probably the one Christian who gave him the most help.
After some time, and as he matured, Nee's experience caught up with his head knowledge, as he began to be persecuted by institutional Christianity because of his stand on the church.
Most importantly, Nee started to experience more and more the shared sufferings of Christ, and in the area of brokenness he had a lot to say, as these couple of videos confirm.
He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison for his faith in Jesus Christ.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
In this set of videos, Gene Edwards lays out the importance of placing the letters of the New Testament in proper order - especially Paul's - and the extraordinary impact that could have on our present-day mindset.
It's a great primer and introduction to what may lead to a revolution if believers take it to heart.
While the idea of understanding culture and context of the time the scriptures were written is nothing new, it is new to focus on placing them in their proper order so believers can understand the unfolding of the work of the Holy Spirit and Christ's way of doing things.
These elements aren't just temporal, but eternal, as they're based on the person of Jesus Christ, and not just focusing on methodology.
As to many of those that are ignorant and unlearned who have commented on this teaching, it would be better to embrace the very provable outline presented by Edwards, rather than continue to display your ignorance.
The primary importance of Edwards' teachings offered here is to help believers understand within the context of the unfolding revelation of Jesus Christ in His people during the early days of the post-resurrection church what the scriptures teach as a whole, and not simply divorced or separated from the story that emerged.
For your convenience, I included all the videos in this one post.
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 1 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 2 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 3 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 4 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 5 of 5)
It's a great primer and introduction to what may lead to a revolution if believers take it to heart.
While the idea of understanding culture and context of the time the scriptures were written is nothing new, it is new to focus on placing them in their proper order so believers can understand the unfolding of the work of the Holy Spirit and Christ's way of doing things.
These elements aren't just temporal, but eternal, as they're based on the person of Jesus Christ, and not just focusing on methodology.
As to many of those that are ignorant and unlearned who have commented on this teaching, it would be better to embrace the very provable outline presented by Edwards, rather than continue to display your ignorance.
The primary importance of Edwards' teachings offered here is to help believers understand within the context of the unfolding revelation of Jesus Christ in His people during the early days of the post-resurrection church what the scriptures teach as a whole, and not simply divorced or separated from the story that emerged.
For your convenience, I included all the videos in this one post.
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 1 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 2 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 3 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 4 of 5)
Why you CANNOT understand the Bible/church, otherwise you would REVOLT. (Part 5 of 5)
Here's a video of Ron Paul responding to a question about pro-life at the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C.
When asked if he would choose a pro-life running mate for vice president, Paul, along with others, answered yes.
When asked if he would choose a pro-life running mate for vice president, Paul, along with others, answered yes.
Here's a video of Michelle Bachmann responding to a question about pro-life at the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C.
When asked if she would choose a pro-life running mate for vice president, Bachmann answered in the affirmative.
When asked if she would choose a pro-life running mate for vice president, Bachmann answered in the affirmative.
In this video, Jim Rogers talks about the trouble the U.S. faces, and the resultant civil unrest that will ultimately come. He talked about this in the middle of March 2011, to show he saw this coming before it started to happen.
As always when listening to Rogers talk, keep in mind the principles behind his reasoning, as that is where the gold is. Understand those principles, and you'll understand a lot better the forces behind how this world is currently operating, and where they will bring us to.
Rogers says:
As always when listening to Rogers talk, keep in mind the principles behind his reasoning, as that is where the gold is. Understand those principles, and you'll understand a lot better the forces behind how this world is currently operating, and where they will bring us to.
Rogers says:
These are economic hard times. They need to understand what is happening. This is not a time to buy anything. The only sector where the fundamentals are improving is commodities. Oil reserves are declining. If you need to own something, you should learn about commodities and buy accordingly.
If we could time the markets, we would be very very rich. Otherwise look at the long term trends. Farming is going to be a very big business.
Agricultural commodities are going to do better than others. Most are still significantly below their all time highs. There will be civil unrest in the United States very soon. Cash is an alternative to purchasing commodities if you think that the situation is too perilous. People are covering their shorts and that is putting a lot of buying pressure on the dollar.
These are perilous time, and we should expect to see more civil unrest. Japan has huge reserves and they are the largest creditor nation. Asian is filled with creditor nations, and in the past the world center has always moved to where the money is.
Jim Rogers talks on Breakout how the Federal Reserve doesn't solve problems, but rather creates even more of them, and bigger ones.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
If you want to get a solid understanding of some of the macro-economic realities affecting, or about to affect all of us, you can't do much better than billionaire and commodities expert Jim Rogers.
In this video he talks about the fact the financial crisis in the U.S. is worsening. Other topics are oil prices, the economy, increasing debt and China's growth.
In this video he talks about the fact the financial crisis in the U.S. is worsening. Other topics are oil prices, the economy, increasing debt and China's growth.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Ron Paul talks on the media blackout in 2012, Perry, Libya, income tax and the moneybomb.
Friday, September 2, 2011
While Michelle Bachmann and others have taken some heat for voting "No" on the debt ceiling, she and her colleagues were absolutely right to do so, and in fact, were sent the message by the Republican sweep that this was what the people wanted.
Many of those voted in as Tea Party candidates to shrink the size of government rejected the mandate and caved in to pressure, voting to raise the debt ceiling. Michelle Bachmann didn't, and explains her reason for not doing so.
Bachmann was also on Hannity recently explaining her vote against raising the debt ceiling.
Many of those voted in as Tea Party candidates to shrink the size of government rejected the mandate and caved in to pressure, voting to raise the debt ceiling. Michelle Bachmann didn't, and explains her reason for not doing so.
Washington needs fundamental changes to the way it spends taxpayer dollars. Never has this kind of change been more urgent than now, when the federal government is running a deficit of $14.3 trillion. Right now, every household in America bears a burden of $130,000, and every individual owes $46,600.
Even with these incredible numbers, President Obama is still calling for an increase in the debt limit, which equates to more borrowing from our future generations.
Because I know that government spending is no different from spending by individuals, families, or businesses, I remained firmly opposed to raising the debt limit. No entity can borrow indefinitely, spending money it doesn’t have, without paying it back.
President Obama has also proposed raising taxes as a way around our debt crisis. But it is important to remember that tax hikes will only hurt America’s small businesses and stifle job creation. This is at a time when unemployment across the nation stands at an unacceptable 9.2 percent. More taxes give Washington more time to delay reform of its scores of wasteful programs and agencies.
It is an outrage that hardworking and responsible Americans are being shackled with the debts from bloated spending by our federal government. It is time for Washington to break the habit and get its fiscal house in order.
Bachmann was also on Hannity recently explaining her vote against raising the debt ceiling.
With the Acts 29 Review TV channel, we'll include topics relevant to interests of the readers of the Website.
Our other Channel topics will be included in the TV portion of Acts 29 Review, but only those in video form. All links below include a video with it.
Ron Paul Rejects Human Evolution
Ron Paul on Abortion and Stem Cell Research
Michelle Bachmann on Pro-Life Stance
Ron Paul's Pro-Life Stance
Gene Edwards on Proper Order of Paul's Letters in New Testament
Watchman Nee on Brokenness
Life of John Wycliffe and the Lollards
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
The Bloody War for the Bible
Biography of John Huss
Our other Channel topics will be included in the TV portion of Acts 29 Review, but only those in video form. All links below include a video with it.
Ron Paul Rejects Human Evolution
Ron Paul on Abortion and Stem Cell Research
Michelle Bachmann on Pro-Life Stance
Ron Paul's Pro-Life Stance
Gene Edwards on Proper Order of Paul's Letters in New Testament
Watchman Nee on Brokenness
Life of John Wycliffe and the Lollards
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
The Bloody War for the Bible
Biography of John Huss
It's been a bizarre situation to see various media outlets attempt to smear those campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination with the rejection of the theory of evolution, as if it had anything to do with governance.
Not only that, as science has improved since the time of Darwin, more and more proof has emerged that refutes the ridiculous theory, and it is evolution that is backtracking, not creationism, which an enormous number of Americans believe in.
Paul said in 2007 when asked about the question of where he stands on the issue.
"Well, first I thought it was a very inappropriate question, you know, for the presidency to be decided on a scientific matter. I think it's a theory...the theory of evolution and I don't accept it as a theory. But I think the creator that I know, you know created us, every one of us and created the universe and the precise time and manner and all. I just don't think we're at the point where anybody has absolute proof on either side."
Of course since we as Christians operate in faith, the proof is in the intelligence associated with faith, not in refuting a theory which has no reality behind it. Do we have to prove there's no easter bunny as well, or no tooth fairy? They're as real as the silly evolution theory that is crumbling under the weight of a growing amount of scientific evidence revealing it's nonsense.
Having said that, the idea that God created the universe being attempted to be positioned as an extreme position which would undermine the credibility of a candidate for the presidency is ludicrous and bizarre.
It speaks more to the misguided mindset of someone who would misinterpret the American public in such a way, rather than it does any candidate believing in our Creator.
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