Sep 12 2007
Do You Know Where Eritrea Is?
It is a little country in Africa, just a little north of Ethiopia, on the Red Sea.
In that little country a young Christian woman was kidnapped, tortured, and finally killed for refusing to recant her faith.
When did this happen? 1500 years ago? Was her sister thrown to the Lions?No, this isn’t the Roman Empire, friends. This is 21st Century Islam.
Amnesty International reports that there are over 2000 Christians imprisoned in Eritrea today, jailed for nothing other than their faith.You would think that there would be some kind of tit-for-tat, revenge killings in such a culturally backward place.
You would be wrong. The Christians of Eritrea are peaceful, following the way of their master, Jesus Christ who called for turning the other cheek to one’s enemies.This is the difference. It is utter hypocrisy that nobody even knows about such events, while we get spoon-fed Britney Spears on the MTV Video Awards by our “news” sources.
No, not all religions are the same. Some are simply wrong. Don’t fall into the trap of “all religions are the same”. Get educated. Find out the truth. Don’t take the easy answer.
And for those of you (you know who you are) who used to take their Christian faith seriously but don’t anymore, think about that woman, tortured and killed for her faith. Jesus meant more to her than life itself. You know this, it’s just easier to live life for yourself.
Come back to Him. He’s waiting with open arms, and you’ll never regret it for a second.
