Comments on: The Bible or the Bullet http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Truax http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-517555 Jon Truax Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:57:48 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-517555 This is an aweseome story! The girl communicated her love to the communists by refusing to spit on the Bible. She also took some of the Communist's power away by refusing to obey them. Furthermore, she taught something to herself about what it truly means to give up all for Christ. When enough people stand up to tyranny like she did, the power of the tyrant is broken. This has happened before historically. During one historical incident in Berlin, Germany, durning the Communist rule, the police began torturing and imprisoning people who attended a certain church. The communist police expected less people to go to the church, but as a result, more people came. As a matter of fact, the church was soon filled to the brim and there were thousands of people standing outside because there wasn't enough room in the church for them. There were so many that the police couldn't do anything about it, and their power was broken. This is an aweseome story!

The girl communicated her love to the communists by refusing to spit on the Bible. She also took some of the Communist’s power away by refusing to obey them. Furthermore, she taught something to herself about what it truly means to give up all for Christ.

When enough people stand up to tyranny like she did, the power of the tyrant is broken. This has happened before historically. During one historical incident in Berlin, Germany, durning the Communist rule, the police began torturing and imprisoning people who attended a certain church. The communist police expected less people to go to the church, but as a result, more people came. As a matter of fact, the church was soon filled to the brim and there were thousands of people standing outside because there wasn’t enough room in the church for them. There were so many that the police couldn’t do anything about it, and their power was broken.

]]> By: richard hockley http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-516001 richard hockley Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:06:32 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-516001 to have that much faith i used to think impossible to have that much faith i used to think impossible

]]> By: Katie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-512433 Katie Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:48:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-512433 Ouch. I've been reading a lot on your site today, and the Lord has really been showing me a lot of areas where I need to be changing. This post really hit close to home. I read my Bible morning and evening, but I spend several times as much time on the computer. I'm going to seek to change that. Thank you so so much! Ouch. I’ve been reading a lot on your site today, and the Lord has really been showing me a lot of areas where I need to be changing. This post really hit close to home. I read my Bible morning and evening, but I spend several times as much time on the computer. I’m going to seek to change that.

Thank you so so much!

]]> By: Maria http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-507176 Maria Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:18:30 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-507176 wow I think I've heard this story or something close to it before, but no matter how many times you hear it, each story is powerful again and again. She must have had so much faith!!! I'm praying for that kind of faith, and I'll pray for you, Molly and Oliver. I do a daily devotions, but I think my biggest problem is that sometimes I won't be thinking about the meaning. I'll appear to be focused, but I'll really be thinking about homework, or something, and the moment I put my bible down I forget what I just read. Please pray that god will teach me how much his word is really worth, that I might not spit on it. I'll pray for you! wow

I think I’ve heard this story or something close to it before, but no matter how many times you hear it, each story is powerful again and again. She must have had so much faith!!! I’m praying for that kind of faith, and I’ll pray for you, Molly and Oliver.

I do a daily devotions, but I think my biggest problem is that sometimes I won’t be thinking about the meaning. I’ll appear to be focused, but I’ll really be thinking about homework, or something, and the moment I put my bible down I forget what I just read.

Please pray that god will teach me how much his word is really worth, that I might not spit on it.

I’ll pray for you!

]]> By: Molly W http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-502142 Molly W Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:30:34 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-502142 Oliver-I will pray for you. Please, all of you, pray for me. I don't know if I could ever be that brave...I want to be. I'm getting off-line, now, and grabbing my Bible. Thankyou Alex and Brett, for everything you do for all the kids who visit this site; posting stories like this, answering our questions...I will be praying for you, too. God bless! Oliver-I will pray for you. Please, all of you, pray for me.

I don’t know if I could ever be that brave…I want to be.
I’m getting off-line, now, and grabbing my Bible.
Thankyou Alex and Brett, for everything you do for all the kids who visit this site; posting stories like this, answering our questions…I will be praying for you, too.
God bless!

]]> By: Oliver http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-486888 Oliver Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:25:58 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-486888 Wow! Very thought provoking post. Peter Beaudro "And please don’t suggest that she’s better off in heaven - it’s an easy argument but can only result in the conclusion that everyone’s better off dead." As Christians we believe that she is not dead, but alive in Christ! This life is a temporary vapor, in comparison with eternity! Christ has conquered death. He is Risen! Please Pray for me so I can learn not to spit on the Bible in my everyday life. Oliver. Wow! Very thought provoking post.

Peter Beaudro
“And please don’t suggest that she’s better off in heaven - it’s an easy argument but can only result in the conclusion that everyone’s better off dead.”

As Christians we believe that she is not dead, but alive in Christ! This life is a temporary vapor, in comparison with eternity! Christ has conquered death. He is Risen!

Please Pray for me so I can learn not to spit on the Bible in my everyday life.

Oliver.

]]> By: Victoria Bullock http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-486747 Victoria Bullock Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:32:27 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-486747 It is hard, throughout day to day life, to find the time to read the bible. Usually the majority of people fit in a short prayer time once in awhile, after all you don't have to have anything with you!!!! But, the bible is one of the main ways God speaks to us, and if we are not reading His word, or rarely, (Rather, completely neglecting it) that level of communication is cut down a lot. God may be trying to show us something in the bible, but we've got our face planted in other things weather it be our cel phones, computers, play stations, Wii's, ipods/mp3 players, or whatever else. Thank-you whoever was in charge of posting this, I, as well as by the looks of it many other people, NEEDED to hear this. Here it is three years later and it is still making a difference in lives!!! Victoria It is hard, throughout day to day life, to find the time to read the bible. Usually the majority of people fit in a short prayer time once in awhile, after all you don’t have to have anything with you!!!! But, the bible is one of the main ways God speaks to us, and if we are not reading His word, or rarely, (Rather, completely neglecting it) that level of communication is cut down a lot. God may be trying to show us something in the bible, but we’ve got our face planted in other things weather it be our cel phones, computers, play stations, Wii’s, ipods/mp3 players, or whatever else.
Thank-you whoever was in charge of posting this, I, as well as by the looks of it many other people, NEEDED to hear this. Here it is three years later and it is still making a difference in lives!!!

Victoria

]]> By: Luke http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-465653 Luke Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:56:06 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-465653 Man! so many times I make the decision to do something else before Gad and I don't realize that I'm doing something that isn't right yet so easy to change and still I go on with my day acting like it never happened. thats mostly what hit me when I read this so thanks for posting it. Man! so many times I make the decision to do something else before Gad and I don’t realize that I’m doing something that isn’t right yet so easy to change and still I go on with my day acting like it never happened. thats mostly what hit me when I read this so thanks for posting it.

]]> By: Cameron http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-464119 Cameron Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:14:55 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-464119 This is so, so tough and thought-provoking. The hardest part for me to face in here is the shutting off of the computer part. My life is rarely on the line like this girl's was, and yet, I can't do the simplest thing in order to spend time with God. I guess that's the problem. That's why my spiritual life has been a dry well lately. I'm not making any sacrifices for God, even though I totally expect to be cleared from my sins because of His sacrifice for me. This is so, so tough and thought-provoking. The hardest part for me to face in here is the shutting off of the computer part. My life is rarely on the line like this girl’s was, and yet, I can’t do the simplest thing in order to spend time with God.

I guess that’s the problem. That’s why my spiritual life has been a dry well lately. I’m not making any sacrifices for God, even though I totally expect to be cleared from my sins because of His sacrifice for me.

]]> By: clark http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/04/the-bible-or-the-bullet/#comment-433418 clark Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:21:28 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=368#comment-433418 this story is great to point out how we as "casual" christians can just simply spit on the Holy Word of God and simply pray that God will forgive us, but just end up doing it over and over and over again! I hope that I won't be so weak to keep spitting on God's precious letter to us, who don't even deserve it. this story is great to point out how we as “casual” christians can just simply spit on the Holy Word of God and simply pray that God will forgive us, but just end up doing it over and over and over again! I hope that I won’t be so weak to keep spitting on God’s precious letter to us, who don’t even deserve it.

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