Building Bridges.....

Sad to say but recently we had riots here in Sweden. A right wing politician from Denmark, came  to burn the Quran. Many people were angry and the results were burning police cars, injured police officers etc. Freedom of speech is very strong but in order to reach muslims, burning the Quran is not the way, even though throwing rocks is not the way either.  Some say that burning books and offending religion should be banned and I am not questioning any point of view, but no media in Sweden are talking about the massive persecution against Christians in the middle east, parts of Asia and Africa. If you have the opportunity, talk to a Christian who fled Syria, Afghanistan, Libanon etc. Why do they flee? How was their situation? For them it was not just the Bible that was burned, it was their homes, churches, people etc. In the year 2020, around 4750 people were killed for their faith in Christ, and over 300 million people were discriminated against for their faith in Christ.. I am not phy

 The Resurrection of Christ is the basis of our Christian Faith, it proves that Jesus is God.   Paul writes: (I Cor 15:14, 17, 20) 14 and if the Messiah hasn’t been raised, our royal proclamation is empty, and so is your faith.  17 and if the Messiah wasn’t raised, your faith is pointless, and you are still in your sins.  20 But in fact the Messiah has been raised from the dead, as the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep  If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead, then the Church is a fraud and Faith is a sham. But if Jesus really did rise from the dead, his message is true!  All the basic doctrines of Christianity are founded on the truth of the Resurrection.  “Jesus is Lord; He is risen!” (Rom 10:9)  We need to stay faithful to His words, we need as induviduals and as a community of belivers stay grounded on the word of God. We need to have faith in Him.