Four more Christians were tragically slaughtered by Islamic extremists in the Middle East early this week.
This time the target was the office of Wycliffe Associates, a Christian organization with locations throughout the globe whose main goal is to translate Bibles and conduct missionary work.
In a statement released by the organization, the charity organization announced that unnamed attackers stormed one of their offices, shooting everyone and everything they could, killing four and destroying much of their equipment.
“They shot and destroyed all the equipment in the office including the Print On Demand (POD) equipment. The invaders burned all the books and other translation materials in the office,” the statement read.
Two workers died of gunshot wounds, while two died protecting the lead translator. According to the group, the office leader was spared when “two other workers laid on top of the lead translator — saved his life — and died deflecting bludgeoning blows from the radicals’ spent weapons.”
Wycliffe Associates has promised to respond to the attacks by doubling their efforts.
“Pray for others to step up and take on the translation task,” the statement read. “Please ask the Lord to mend the hearts and wounds of the translation team who have gone through this horrible ordeal. Pray that God will strengthen their minds, their hearts, and their bodies to be able to continue the translation of the gospel for their people.”
The statement also asks for forgiveness for those who committed the terrible attack.
Britain, the U..S., France, Germany, Canada etc. have abandoned these victims of hate. Political correctness has crippled opinions and caring.
and our Imam Barry of the White Mosque is Cavorting with that COMMIE Raul Castro as he Imprisons more CUBANS that DARE oppose them…some FREEDOM LOVING TOOL WE HAVE here!
Correcto mundo Redhawk
Well said, and IMO, Hillary would be no better.
I do not believe, at least from Wycliffe’s perspective, that their statement was a matter of being politically correct. I think there are other considerations here.
Certainly, it would be foolish to argue against the responsibility that sovereign states have to protect their people, by confronting and punishing those who are seeking world domination through the oppression or slaughter of innocents. However, on a very personal, one-to-one level, we’ve been instructed to follow a different road.
In Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV version), Jesus is teaching his followers past and present that the Father expects us all to forgive others.
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
In this light, I would submit that Wycliffe’s response to the senseless deaths of their four translators was not motivated by “political correctness,” but rather by their commitment to simply do what God expected of them. They were being true to their own faith. For that, they have my respect. May God be close to the families of those who perished, in the full knowledge that they will be reunited one day, “in the fullness of time.”
I am truly sorry that they have been martyred and recognize that it will be terrible for their families. I had a friend who survived a similar attack, in Africa. who were targeted because they were serving God.
The problem I have with Wycliffe is that they are not just translating the Word of God, but are changing it to make it more palatable for Muslims. They’ve removed over 90 references Christ being the Son of God, that he was resurrected from the dead and other items that offend Muslims because they believe it offends them.
But God has written in his Word, that this is not to be done. If the Muslims don’t read the whole truth of the Bible,how can they truly be saved? Unless one accepts that Jesus is God in a human body, who physically took our punishment, and conquered Satan by conquering death & the grave,through His resurrection back to life,in three days as he said he would. And that he paid for our salvation,on the cross, so that we can once again be right with God, Unless the complete Bible with all that God gave us, so that we could know the truth, anyone who uses a Wycliffe Bible printed for Muslim use, will not learn the truth, and will not be saved,unless, Christ Himself intervenes and shows them the truth. It is my understanding, that He is sometimes doing that intervening, through dreams and visions.
I would like to know the source of your information concerning Wycliffe mishandling Scripture translation. If that is true, they should be called out on it.
You’re absolutely about Wycliffe mishandling Scripture translation according to the facts that stands to reason which would be acceptable to Muslims denial Who Jesus really is according to Jan Markell and others !
I also am so sorry for those who were attacked and killed and for their families who are suffering.
I am a member of Wycliffe. I would like to say, first of all, that the media is in error when they say that the attacks were on Wycliffe translators. They were on National translators, who were translating the Scriptures in their own tongue but were not members of Wycliffe. The other thing to say is to answer the person who said that Wycliffe left out many parts of the Bible referring to Christ as being the Son of God. This also was not Wycliffe who did this. It was another Bible translation organization. There are many groups doing translations in various languages so you need to make sure you are getting the correct on before passing along some negative remark about them.
Aaaaaa yea I’m still waiting to “See This Book Written By God” looks to me like it was written by ….. Wait For It…. MAN ! ! ! Oh wait, It was in Faith that it was written Through Man By God… That’s right ! ! ! I think George Carlin talked about all that “Faith” stuff that bled you of your $$$$$$$$ ! ! Surprise Surprise………. Desperate Sheeple ? ? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
GCBC is correct in saying that Wycliffe translators are trying to make the Bible acceptable to Islam. That can’t happen without changing the story. For example, Muslims believe that God had no children so Jesus was explained away. I agree with the protesters. Would Islam rewrite the Quran to match our beliefs? I don’t think so.
Jake Man, may God forgive you for saying that people have the right to kill in order to protect their faith.
YES. I AM TYING TO TALK TO MY CHURCH ABOUT IT BUT THEY ARE OSTRICHES
the crimes committed in the catholic church which I am a member receive the same ostrich response they have no clue how to deal with these crimes which r very serious
No more ‘political Correctness’ is allowed in this fore-mat so,, is Tim e we Woke up And St0P SEAERCHINGV FUR IT.iT APPEARS All ARE TRYING TO OUTDO ONE ANOTHER With their rhetoric. WE Either Are OUt to Down The OTHER SIDE AS Best WE CAN… And HOPEullly Pray OUR ‘Backers Will Recognize the Truth as it comes into view !!.. tor drown in What`s there..as it appears. Folks, WE ARE ON OUR OWN… From here on out..We best DO our Own Tallying up !!
How right you are, and until these cowardly terrorists are annihilated, this will continue to happeni.
So true. But sticking our collective heads in the sand is not going to make this go away.
And next time, and there WILL be a next time, it may be you or me.
Throughout history God has built up the persecuted church-God is sovereign no earthly power can defeat Him.
Thank GOD for loving us all and for JESUS CHRIST our Savior! We need to Love more and to Pray continually! I pray for the Bible translator who gave up their lives to bring the Bible to many!
Amen, for in the Bible Jesus said to worship God only in various verses. Jesus is our moral compass to God..
Never forget the last four words in JOHN 20;17
Amen.
This is so tragic on so many levels. No matter what these scumbag Islamists do they will never void the word of God from the hearts of those who believe in Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The evil ones will receive the wrath of God and hopefully it will be soon
Amen!
More of the barbaric work of the demonic muslim terrorists. And the appointed president is going to bring more of them to our own neighborhood while our representatives in congress sleep on after uttering a few words of protest. Our congress has devolved into less than irrelevant and become worthless and they should all be sent home in disgrace. We have no one in Washington to represent and protect us. So arm yourself with as many guns and as much ammo as you can afford because we are going to need them to DEFEND ourselves from savages.
I rejoice that we have many patriots in our Congress and throughout the nation. It’s hard to understand why their attempts to stop Obamacare and overspending have so far resulted in no apparent change in Obama’s attacks on the nation. This November voters will have an opportunity to restore sanity to our government. And many fail to see what is called for. So some CHRISTIANS will vote for evil to triumph. Why? Because they have been led to believe that bad is good.
Here is another reliable fact that some Christians will vote for evil to triumph along w/ the radical muslim terrorists who have murdered and destroyed places of worship and land!
Everyone should Pray in Christ’S Name to the Father about these Islam Terrorist and stay in Prayer each day and Ask for GOD to give us the Military that we once had and to protect America and Heal our lands.
The Mossad is behind all this terrorism. They fund it, they support it, they instigate it. Classic creation of chaos, crisis, turmoil. Then the peasants demand to be protected by the state. Who controls the state? The worlds central bankers. Who is in charge of the so called security forces? The NSA. Who are the upper echelon in the NSA. MMMMMMMM. Investigate their affiliation to the Mossad.
“The blood of martyrs is the seeds of Christ’s Holy Church”….the gates of hell shall not prevail against Christ’s Church. Christ’s Resurrection has defeated death for all disciples of Christ, past, present and future. Pray for the families of these latest martyrs!
AMEN!
As bad as this story is you can add the fact that US Army soldiers and Marines were forbidden to carry a Bible or New Testament in their packs while on missions in Iraq/Afghanistan.
You do realize that was for their own protection should they be captured, correct? They weren’t forbidden to have them at their bases or to have the scripture memorized and kept with them at all times…
That’s the only acceptable reason.
to Arthur HARTSOCK: That’s news to me. Probably makes not difference. The extremist still see the person having such beliefs as the same concern for the ~dedicated ground~. It shows some concession to those with less radical views which have to duck for their lives anyway when the terrorist shows up. There’s a human rights problem for sure in such places. Addressing it, as I see it will not be easy… Though frankly, not assuring those with indoctrinated sensitivities that say that their beliefs and common human rights are not going to be respected just because someone have a differing perspective on how those rights are assured may only increase such unnecessary sensitivities. It may do all some benefit to more clearly layout where there is common ground despite superficial differences. The ways of the rest of the worlds faiths might stir up less fears for all those with the goals of reasonable individual human rights. Those going to extremes try to express that other beliefs are weak. Yet they forget that every individual is in a sea of others that can have strong influences on their lives whether they wish it or not. So the individual that has a stable caring nature settled well in civil interactions that they value despite the effects of others of their lives is actually the stronger way of life. What is yet missing is a way for such people to organize to better express their common goals and ideally show that fighting is only a huge waste of our God given resources.
We need to pray for the salvation of those who are so misguided and blinded by the enemy of our souls. Jesus died for them also, and we need to double our prayers for them. Pray for the families of those who were murdered, and that God would raise up others to take the place of the fallen. The time is short and the enemy rages like a roaring lion seeking who he may devour, but our Lord is victorious and we need to remember that and claim His victory.
Sure, always important. But do you seriously think your calloused knees are going to stop these types of attacks? Do you believe an angelic armada has been restrained because not enough knees are calloused, and just getting more people to pray will suddenly unleash that army?
Reality check!
Spiritual pabulum comforts the comforted, but it’s not until enough are willing to get very uncomfortable and out of the pews to put their physical bodies (hopefully well-trained, well-armored, and well-armed) between the attackers and the attacked will these massacres stop. Are you concerned enough to be one of those, or are the calloused knees the whole of the participation you’re willing to commit? Or maybe you’re helping to fund private protection details composed of people with the will, training, armor, and arms to stand in that gap. If none of those, are you willing to be the answer to your own prayer, to be one of those raised up to take the place of the fallen, then be killed by the next attack because you’re sure that G-d will protect you, just as He did that one translator? Oh, wait – those who protected the translator and lost their lives in the process are the ones you’re going to replace.
Yes, I’m more than a little disappointed at the millions who gladly sing “Onward Christian Soldiers” then leave the soldiering to someone else… Most American Christians think persecution is being called names, being mocked in the press, or having demonstrators carry signs in front of your Saturday or Sunday meeting place. When someone decides to come to a prayer meeting and start killing the faithful, as happened far too often recently, you’d better have more than just callouses ready to stop them, unless you’re more ready to meet your maker than to arrange that meeting for the attackers.
I can only ask of you and myself “What would Jesus do?”
Amen!!
He took up his staff and cleaned out the money changers from the temple. Showed that there is nothing wrong with righteous anger in defence of the Lord’s house. And I believe He values us, His children even more highly.
Respect your passion on the matter. History and scripture record apostle Simon Peter impulsively cutting off the ear of a certain enemy of Jesus Christ before Jesus’ crucifixion. At that time Jesus had not asked Peter to do combat with a physical weapon, but had indeed earlier requested for his apostles to watch and pray with him, to employ the spiritual weapons of war. This is I believe the first and most important action to take before any battle – Seek and inquire of the LORD first. Then He will answer you in due time. 😉
There are points to you argument that are valid.* Yet, in order for a valid peace to exist it must be able to address, with a stable internal state, the failure this creation inevitably produces.
*John the Baptist told those who were soldiers to be happy with their wages (and presumably not take it into their own hand ~improving conditions~ in oppressive ways.) Governance processes need to be as healthy as possible to function the best they can.
Jesus never refuted that process having existence, What his main goal is, is to show that death, and other earthly oppressions are assuredly not the end of the story. That, in fact, the spirit of the endeavor (that conquers such things, even in this world in some measure) is more important than just how it may appear to be doing at the time.
From an earthly perspective it is clear that communities based on Christian principles have evolved, after centuries of struggle and turmoil, into reasonable stable and decent Societies. Other Societies based on other non-violence Religion did it as well.
Unfortunately the countries that still don’t seek a separation between State and Church have a long way to go before they obtain the Rights, we take for granted. My feel is that only Education, Science and Social Media will speed up their progress and brake the grip of their religious leaders.
Education, Science, and Social Media. So ISIS, one of the masters of using Education (brainwashing), Science (specifically chemistry), and Social Media to destroy thousands of lives are going to have their grip broken by Education, Science, and Social Media. #Hallelujah #ProblemSolved
Fear is our worst enemy, not ISIS. The Word of God says “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell ” (Matt. 10:28, Luke 12:4).
Yet, may the likes of the cell phone open the ways to more light to those thus oppressed.
Prayers for all whom have suffered at the hands of the devil…….Please God reach down and touch us with your healing hand that we may get through these horrible times on earth until we are delivered to you. Amen. obama, the world is crying out for you to DO YOUR JOB!!!!!!!!!!! STOP THE SUFFERING!!!!!!!!!
how stupid do you have to be bible beating in places with known wacos of course these animals must be exterminated
In the fullest sense, Though Shalt Not Kill. the spirit of confusion and oppression that drives such behaviors. One only manage to dominate it through a higher nature that supersedes its oppression that functions in a spiritually introverted way.
Once again we see the dirty side of Islam the religion of “peace.” The only way you can have peace is to embrace the demonic religion of Islam. Islam has spread mostly to threats of violence against those who are being forced to convert.
I want to know how many deaths from suicide bombing an shootings are we the people of the USA , going to tolerate before we take the sword into our own hands an drive out the VILE DEMONS from the middle east, our government does not do NOTHING , but have a CHIN MUSIC MARATHON, of new rules of preventing an more killings, an it is not working,
Our battle is not with flesh and blood, blessed are the faithful who worship God in spirit & in truth, who overcome evil with good because Christ in them, who do not get entangled by worldly affairs, who understands the will of God & do it. Thru their sufferings the world shall shall be saved, the glory of God , Praise Jesus forever.
These insane Muslim murderers are the ones that Obama wants to allow into the US. Elect Donald Trump and stop them. GO TRUMP!!!
Desert Lion , Nancy, Veronica all share great points. Let’s “agree, in one accord through prayer as we carry a big stick”.
The missionary work done by Christians has as its aim the enlightenment of heathens and replacing their religions with Christianity. The most extreme examples come with the Crusades, sending of missionaries around the globe, and actions of the Western World to dominate the Third World by aiding institutions which economically aid the west.
Given all this, it is no wonder that branches of Islam have taken as their aim the enlightenment of heathens and replacing their religions with Islam.
This is a terrible thing to happen. Is there a way to find out from other sources where and when this event took place? It seems like all the news sites I visit only reference Wycliffe Associates. It would be helpful to get a perspective from someone other than the ‘victim’.
If we, as the body of Christ , do 2 chronicles 7:14, the angels will be dispatched by the Father and take care of everything!
I HAVE READ THE MOST OF EVERY ONES COMMENTS AND I MUST SAY THAT I AGREE WITH THE MOST THAT I READ. BUT THERE IS ONE IMPORTANT FACT THAT EVERY ONE SEEMS TO BE OVER LOOKING. OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS EVERY THING HAS BEEN BUILDING UP WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS WITH OBUMMER BEING OUR PRESIDENT. WHILE EVERY THING HAS BEEN GOING ON IN WASHINGTON BEHIND OUR BACKS, AND THE MEDIA NOT REALLY TELLING US THE WHOLE TRUTH IN THE NEWS, WE HAVE SOME WHAT TOOK EVERY THING FOR GRANT IT. AND NOW OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME TO BIG ITS BRITCHES THAT ITS BEGINNING TO BUST OUT AT THE SEEMS.
IN GOD’S WORD IN LEVITICUS 18, LEVITICUS 26 AND MATTHEW 24 GOD IS TRYING TO SPEAK TO US OF HIS WARNING IF WE DO NOT TURN BACK TO HIM. WE AS A NATION MUST COME BEFORE GOD ALMIGHTY WITH A DEEP BROKEN HEART AND ASK GOD OUR FATHER/CREATOR TO FORGIVE US AND TO HEAL OUR LAND. OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED UPON GOD’S HOLY WORD, HIS 10 COMMANDMENTS/LAWS, PRINCPILES AND MORALS. WE HAVE ALLOWED FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW ATHEISTS AND DEISTS TELL US THAT OUR US CONSTITUTION IS GODLESS, ON THE CONTRARY, WHEN YOU GO BACK AND REALLY SEARCH THROUGH THE OLD ORGINAL DOCUMENTS YOU WILL FIND THAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS SOUGHT GOD’S DIRECTION IN VERY MEETING AND AS WELL THE US CONSTITUTION, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND THE DECLARTION OF INDEPENDNENCE. YES WE WERE A CHRISTIAN NATION, BUT WE HAVE ALLOWED ATHEISTS, DEISTS, SOCIALISTS, COMMIES, ETC TO TAKE US DOWN THE WRONG PATH. WE HAVE EVEN ALLOWED OUR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TO MAKE AND ENFORCE ILLEGAL LAWS SUCH AS SAME SEX MARRIAGE WHICH IS A BLASPHEMY UNTO GOD, HIS HOLY WORD AND TO HIS NATURE; THEY HAVE ALSO MADE A LAW ON ABORTIONS WHICH IS MURDER NO MATTER HOW ONE PUTS IT, AND ON AND ON. NOW ALL THESE ILLEGAL LAWS ARE BEING FORCED MORE SO UPON CHRISTIAN BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES. PEOPLE, WE HAVE BECOME A NATION THAT IS VERY DISTASTEFUL UNTO GOD ALMIGHTY.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT DONALD TRUMP IS THE RIGHT MAN THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN TO BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT AND TO WORK TOWARD TURNING THIS NATION BACK AROUND TO THE CONSTITUTION. BUT IT IS GOING TO BE OUR CHRISTIAN DUTY TO SUPPORT HIM AND HELP TO TURN THIS NATION BACK TO GOD OUR FATHER/CREATOR.
MY HEART, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO TO THE FAMILIES AND COMPANY OF THESE THAT WERE MURDERED. MAY GOD IN HIS MERCIFUL GRACE TOUCH THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO COMMITTED SUCH AN UNGODLY CRIME. NOTHING IS IMPOSSBLE WHEN WE PUT OUR TRUST IN GOD, SO I AM WITH MY FAITH ASKING GOD TO HEAL, FORGIVE AND SAVE THESE RIDDGED LOST SOULS. GOOD WILL WIN OVER EVIL, WE HAVE GOD’S PROMISE IN THIS!!
Yes, Good will win over evil. Where you might crack the door a bit more though, is in assuming that any formalized belief system will fully please God. Jesus ended up reaching the foreigner better than the Jews. Paul search carefully for ways to introduce Jesus to them from where they were already at. Admittedly care needs to be taken to be sure one is not polluting the expression God’s full nature from blooming forth. But to assume any formal system has all the answers down to the ‘T’ is presumptuous and likely refuted by the Book of Revelations commentary of the state of the various churches that exist. Ultimately, good will only be fully expressed in a new creation’s home with God’s presents as its life and light. Until then, this creation will never cease to have its struggles in some form or other.
I have never seen such stupid statements. Where is this God of which you speak, the one to which you pray and worship so highly. A god that only Moses has ever spoken to that was a Flaming Bush who much later impregnated a married Virgin by the name of Mary. Mary the wife of Joseph who took his pregnant wife with him to pay his taxes in the city where king David had lived in order for her to have her child Jesus in the proper place to be called the Son of God. David was the King of Israel and Jesus was born a Jew. The Jewish boy became a preacher which would likely have been of the Jewish faith and was Crucified for some unknown reason by the Romans who controlled Israel at the time. He was crucified and the cross that was used by the Romans was in the shape of an X not a T as is shone with Jesus on it. At the time that the Crucifixion is supposed to have taken place the local scribe who wrote at that time about any and every thing that took place where he was supposed to have been crucified did not write it down. How Jesus became known as the Son Of the Jewish God became worshiped by Christens who worship the God of the Jews but hate the Jews makes no sense at all. Then along comes Mohammad who clames to be the last prophet who attacked caravans, killed the men, captured the women, and gave his followers half of the loot and kept the rest for himself. The religion is split between to groups Sunni and Shia who follow what was writen by two differant men who wrote what the Quran says because Mohamad could not read and therefore write. And like all realigons most of the people follow with out thought. Then when I read what I see here I see why the world is in such a state of decline.
I’m glad you are trying to be coherent and caring in heart and mind and clearly saying where you are at… That is the kind of foundation God lays down to build on. God willing, the day will come you will start to get answers to your questions from the inside out as well.
We are weak creatures, and God knows that all too well. God used Abraham despite his own and his wife’s words and thoughts of reservation. That ultimate promise allowed Jesus (with some Gentile linage* even) to be born, die, and revelate God’s power in his resurrection, and the fully enabled the release of his spirit to the humanity bowed down by this world;s burdens and given need to see and accept it. With Jesus’ life’s work done, the need for the physical Zion ceased to exist. Much like the need for a physical center of operation now is not required; since the internet allows the messages** necessary for its functioning to be spread out.
* I’ve never heard of anyone checking, yet it is not impossible they [two women, as I understand it] were of the people that are now Muslims.
** the word ‘messenger’ can be translates ‘angel’, at least in the Hebrew.
There is some potential in science’s study that support the spiritual as being an understandable possibility in quantum entanglement evidenced behaviors. One must note when opening up that door, though; that all spirits are not necessary good in nature. And just for the sake of out feeble spiritual limitations (as weak as a child, in ourselves alone); its likely wise to focus on the (scientifically likely) One ultimately complete entanglement that joins all things; and as I believe scripture suggests, sought us to be made whole by passing through the human form to note all too well how we are made.