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Moments: The kidnapping Luther

This October 31 has been dubbed "The Reformation Day." In our country various celebrations realizaránb date, some promoted by the Congress, together with the Council of Bishops. Deputy

following is a brief excerpt of topics published by our good friend Daniel Dañeiluk, in his blog "The eye Protestant." ----------------------------------------------

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"The Emperor Charles V had called a meeting of all authorities of the empire to be held in the city of Worms, and invited Martin Luther to explain its position on the proposed reform.

this time , and Luther was upon the papal bull of excommunication, which in practice meant his condemnation to the stake. Luther's friends advised him not to go, even if the emperor had guaranteed his life. But Luther stood before the Diet ( as used to be called to such meetings) and stoically defended their ideas. The declaration of allegiance to Rome by Charles V and the papal excommunication, did provide a treason. This, without prejudice to either cease or imperial safe conduct, Luther would be arrested and probably executed.

After completion of the Assembly, his heart satisfied with being able to state the reasons of their faith, as did some 1500 years before the Apostle Paul in Rome, Luther began to return to Wittenberg.

Along the way, was intercepted by a group of men armados.Martín Luther did not understand what was happening. I can only imagine that his first impression was thinking "here's all over." It turns out that the men who cut their way were, in fact, agents sent by his friend Frederick III of Saxony who had mission to move him to safety and insurance Wartburg Castle. There was

hidden hand guard and inquisidora.Durante your stay in the castle of Frederick, Luther held a fruitful task. He translated the first version of the Bible into German and wrote a considerable number of treaties on theology, letters and hymns. "

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Nondiscrimination Bill undermines preaching in Chile

Care Christian people of Chile! These days it is pending in the Senate A bill which provides for measures against discrimination, which if enacted with all its demands would involve a serious problem for preachers of the Bible.

The project will enter a decisive stage and ending during the month of October in the Senate.

The problem mentioned, focuses on the issue of discrimination against homosexuals, where the project is approved, it could eventually affect all pastors and preachers of the Word of God whenever and urge cite Scripture passages dealing with homosexuality, which could be punished with monetary fines, and even with the minimum sentence.

This project seeks to establish measures against discrimination, not only when homosexuals or other sexual orientations, but involving all people in their diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, etc.

The project, led by the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (MOVILH), was admitted for parliamentary procedure on March 22, 2005.

We will not go into detail with the project itself (at the end of the sidebar links which analyzes the project in a very full), but here are some interesting facts:

Bill "It provides for measures against discrimination." (PLEMD)

Bulletin Number: 3815-07

Posted on: 22/03/2005

To see the original bill, downloaded here.

For more details on this project in terms of their processing, progress, directions, reports, etc., Visit this link: http://sil.congreso.cl/pags/index.html , and seeks by bulletin number indicated above (3815-07).

Do not discrimination? Sure, sounds good, and although it contains many positive aspects, there are some clauses that are directly harmful to the Church of the Lord.

What?

First, see what the term is ambiguous "Discrimination" in Article 3:

"Article 3 .- For purposes of this Act discrimination means
any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference arbitrary, by act or omission
based on race, color, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, religion,
belief, political or other opinion, birth, national origin, cultural or socioeconomic
, language, language, marital status, sexual orientation,
illness, disability , genetic or other status
or individual. "

It results in almost any situation can be interpreted as "discrimination."

Second, we see the addition of "gender" and "sexual orientation" in the list of sanctioned discriminatory motivations:

Title III - Criminal Standard especialArtículo

9 .- Joining the Article 12 of the Penal Code, the following
number 21 again:

"21 ª Committing the crime by a
discriminatory motivation based on race, color, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, religion,
belief, political or other opinion, birth, national origin, cultural or socioeconomic
, language, language, marital status, sexual orientation,
illness, disability, genetic structure or other status
or individual. "

Third, see the incorporation of the following article to PLEMD:

" 1 bis. Of the crimes against the equality of persons, derechos.Artículo
dignity and 137 bis. He who by any means, demonstrations carried out,
or expressions intended to promote hatred or violence towards a group or collectivity
because of their ethnicity, race, sex, gender, sexual
, religion, ideology or nationality, shall be punished by imprisonment in
least half their degrees. "

Given these items, a group of pastors who thoroughly studied the subject, among other things, they arrived at the following conclusion:

" preach against the "orientation sex "for homosexuals, refuse membership in our churches until they repent and turn away from his sin or not to allow teach our children in Sunday school can be listed as "expressions intended to promote hatred or violence." To illustrate this conclusion, just mention the case of Ake Green , Swedish pastor who was sentenced to prison in the year 2005 to preach and exhort the biblical passage of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, which states:

"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. " (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

His preaching was considered "incitement to hatred" and "incitement to violence."

A similar situation was experienced this past year by the Ministry Power Evangelistic Crusade, where Marcos Morales pastor preached on the subject of homosexuality in the light of the Bible, in the Plaza de Armas de Santiago. Given this, gay groups held a counter demonstration, sparking outbreaks of violence and even ending with the burning of a Bible.

PLEMD If it had been law before this incident, the brothers had been convicted of "incitement hatred and violence ", where you really only preached what the Bible says.

Christ comes!

We know that time is approaching and the days of Sodom and Gomorrah come to our society, but while we have forces, raising his voice will continue to preach the word of Christ, we remain the world's light, salt land. We strive and act as necessary: \u200b\u200b
"... but the people who know their God shall be strong and do exploits." (Daniel 11:32) God bless

By Victor Cabrera

topic Excerpts Blog taken from Maranatha!