Christliche Impulse - Christian impulses

Deutsch English We live in a time where things are getting darker and darker. Great events cast their shadows; there is a saying. More and more people consciously no longer want to live according to God's rules... whereas the Ten Commandments and basic ethical instructions of the Bible previously founded jurisprudence, state legislation now approves what God's Word forbids.  There has never been such widespread persecution of Christians as in our generation. 1. A large light lights up The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. Isaiah 9:2 (ESV) What kind of light must this be that is described here in God's Word as a great light? 2. Maranata, our Lord is coming! There have been times in human history when believers greeted each other with Maranata. Our Lord is coming. That time wasn't too long ago. It was the late 1940s and earl...

  Deutsch   English No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. John 3:13 (ESV) 1. Jesus ascended to heaven This fact was witnessed by his apostles who were eyewitnesses. They saw him being carried in a cloud from the visible world of space and time, from the world in which we live, into heaven, into the reality of God. And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.  Acts 1:9 (ESV) When the steamer carrying President Roosevelt from a trip to Africa sailed into New York Harbor, there was a triumphant musical reception with Marines and elegantly dressed maids of honor. The President's homecoming had to be duly celebrated! An elderly missionary who had completed his service in the overseas field also returned home on the same ship. A small group of Christian believers pushed their way through the crowd to welcome the missionary. “We very much regret no...