Fools for Christ's Sake

[Voegelin]

Townhall
Ken Connor

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." (1 Corinthians 1:18)

Foolish. Naïve. Downright stupid. That is how some have described the actions of a group of South Korean missionaries who went to Afghanistan to give humanitarian aid and to preach the Gospel. On July 17, members of the Taliban captured twenty-three of the missionaries and held them hostage, demanding the release of eight Taliban prisoners. Two of the twenty-three missionaries have been killed, with more deaths to come unless the demands of the fundamentalist sect are met.

Why on earth would men and women leave the comfort of their homes and the safety of their homeland to put their lives at risk in order to aid strangers in a foreign country? For many it's hard to fathom. But for Christian missionaries throughout the ages, it can be summed up in two words: . . .

http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/KenConnor/2007/08/13/fools_for_christs_sake

 

[IamRedeemed]

God bless those precious saints. They knew before they went, that they were going into treacherous territory for Christians. They went despite it as the article says, out of love for God and their fellow man, and out of obedience to the call of the great commission. May the Holy Spirit strengthen them and give them more courage, and comfort their hearts and give them a supernatural peace.

Let's keep them lifted up in prayer. Ultimately that the rest of them would come out of there alive and go safely home, but if it is meant to be that they are martyred for Christ's sake, may it be quick and painless, and my their selfless acts bring great glory to the Lord, and may many people come to Christ through their obedience to the call, unto death. They can kill our bodies, but they are powerless against our souls!

Townhall
Ken Connor

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." (1 Corinthians 1:18)

Foolish. Naïve. Downright stupid. That is how some have described the actions of a group of South Korean missionaries who went to Afghanistan to give humanitarian aid and to preach the Gospel. On July 17, members of the Taliban captured twenty-three of the missionaries and held them hostage, demanding the release of eight Taliban prisoners. Two of the twenty-three missionaries have been killed, with more deaths to come unless the demands of the fundamentalist sect are met.

Why on earth would men and women leave the comfort of their homes and the safety of their homeland to put their lives at risk in order to aid strangers in a foreign country? For many it's hard to fathom. But for Christian missionaries throughout the ages, it can be summed up in two words: . . .

http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/KenConnor/2007/08/13/fools_for_christs_sake

 

[MrJim]

Amen

 

[CyberPaladin]

AMEN

 

[Hentenza]

""Love" and "Obedience." Love for Christ and for their fellow man. Obedience to the Great Commission." Sums it up doesn't it.

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

Lets continue to pray for the bold emissaries of our Lord. If only we could be as foolish as they...