Crucifixion was a method of execution so horrific that Roman citizens were spared from it. It is where we get the term ‘excruciating’ – two Latin words which mean ‘out of the cross’. Jesus’ whole ministry had the weight of the knowledge the cross threatening to crush Him, yet the psalmist wrote concerning the Messiah […]
Two thousand years ago, Jesus told the Apostle Peter regarding the church “…the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” Matthew 16:18 (NKJV). Years later, we are still seeing the efforts made to prevail against in the church: On 13 May 2018, 13 people were killed, dozens wounded, and the Pentekosta Church heavily damaged […]
The author of the letter to the Hebrews made a highly unusual statement to his readers “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them – those who are mistreated – since you yourself are in the body also.” Hebrews 13:3 (NKJV) VOM founder Richard Wurmbrand was himself chained and brutally tortured over a period of […]