We asked the question – where in the Bible would you take someone to demonstrate the unconditional love of God. I think the conclusion was just about anywhere. God is love and the Bible is a book demonstrating persistent love to humans and the love shown is always unconditional. Blessings might come with a caveat but the love is , to use a biblical word, everlasting.
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The Unconditional Love of God
Tyndale burned for translating the Bible
On October 6, 1536, William Tyndale was strangled and burned at the stake for translating the Scriptures into English for the common man. He was accused of heresy and given an opportunity to recant, but used his last words to pray with a loud voice, “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes!”
Within four years of his death, several English translations of the Bible were published in England at the King’s request, all based on Tyndale’s work.
Being a Christian in North Korea
A young man who travelled secretly for 10 months before finally arriving in South Korea. Jun told CSW that he had never met a Christian until he arrived in China. Being a follower of Jesus in North Korea is unbelievably difficult and risky; if discovered, Christians are dealt with as if they were terrorists committing treason, execution by firing squad the most likely consequence. Churches are tiny and isolated, meeting in family homes, always in secret.’
Christ and the Olympics
Team GB’s Adam Peaty has opened up about his faith after winning a silver medal in the men’s 100m butterfly on Sunday evening.
Fresh out of the pool, a breathless but beaming Peaty told BBC Sport: “I gave my absolute all there. In my heart I’ve already won.
“These are happy tears. I’m not crying because I’ve come second, I’m crying because it took so much to get here.
“I’m a very religious man, and I asked God to show my heart, and this is my heart. I couldn’t have done more.”
Escaping gold by only two-hundredths of a second, Peaty tied with Team USA’s Nic Fink for second place. He maintains the world record for breastroke, of 56.88 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships in 2019.
The swimming star has been open about his struggles in recent years, and, having battled “three years of hell” with depression and alcoholism after the Tokyo Olympics, Peaty turned to Christ.