Can you recognize a True Man; are you yourself one?
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“You
are the Light of the World.”
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From
king or president to worker or servant, in any position, a true man
is a man of character. There are many words of quality or action we
could use to describe him.
A man of
God is not marked by evil.
A man of
peace is not moved by panic.
A man of
truth is not marred by lies.
A man of
wisdom is not marked by foolishness.
A man of
integrity is not moved by deceit.
A man of
knowledge is not marred by ignorance.
A man of
faith is not marked by fear.
A man of
hope is not moved by despair.
A man of
love is not marred by indifference.
A man of
gentleness is not marked by meanness.
A man of
forgiveness is not moved by vengeance.
A man of
generosity is not marred by greed.
A man of
leadership is not marked by tyranny.
A man of
humility is not moved by pride.
A man of
loyalty is not marred by betrayal.
A man of
strength is not marked by weakness.
A man of
enterprise is not moved by poverty.
A man of
bravery is not marred by cowardice.
(You
could, of course, list more.)
There is
only one perfect man who modeled for us the Way, the Truth, and the
Life. By him, we are bought, paid for, ransomed, and redeemed. There
is one man to follow.
“Till
we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son
of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ” (Eph 4:13 NKJV).
– Bill
Hunt
ISTANBUL, March 16 (Compass Direct News) – In a rare crackdown on a concentrated area, Iranian authorities have arrested Christians living in the country’s third largest city in what is seen as a tactic to discourage Muslims and converts to Christianity from attending official churches. Since last month officials have arrested about 12 Christian converts in Isfahan, 340 kilometers (211 miles) south of Tehran. Authorities have arrested leaders and members of churches meeting in buildings, as well as some from underground churches, according to Mohabat News.
The targeted arrests started on Feb. 22, when intelligence officers arrested approximately seven Christians at their homes between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., Mohabat reported. The Christian Iranian news service identified those detained on Feb. 22 as Hekmat Salimi, pastor of St. Paul Anglican Church, a convert of 30 years and author of theological books; Giti Hakimpour, 78, a female pastor at St. Luke’s Anglican Church; Shahram Ghaedi, an actor; Maryam Del-Aram, 54; Shahnaz Zarifi, a mother of two; and Enayat Jafari.
Another Christian, house church member Majid Enayat, was arrested on the same day at his workplace. Of those arrested, Mohabat reported that authorities released Hakimpour on Feb. 25. On March 2, authorities arrested another convert in Isfahan, Fariborz Parsi-Nejad. None of those arrested in Isfahan last month has been officially charged. Though religious freedom monitors in Iran said it was not clear what triggered authorities to target Christians in Isfahan, one Iranian Christian outside the country said it may be yet another tactic to stop converts from attending Farsi-speaking meetings in official church buildings.
“The government is very sensitive in Isfahan, which is the only city apart from Tehran with official church buildings,” the source said on condition of anonymity. “Now the government is focusing on the church buildings to scare the people so they don’t go.”
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