10 Fact about Bible, a must to know

1 – The Writing of the Bible

The Bible was written over a 1600 year period by approximately 40 men. The time of the writing was from 1500 BC to AD 100.

2 – The Divisions of the Bible

While the Bible is 1 book, it contain 66 smaller books. The books of the Old Testament were written before the birth of Jesus Christ and the New Testament covers the life of Christ and beyond.

3 – Chapters and Verses

Each of the books, except 5, are divided into chapters and verses. The 5 which aren’t divided by chapters are Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. These are short books which only have verse divisions.

Chapters were introduced to the Bible in 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro. Verse divisions were not added until 1551 by Robertus Stephanus.

4 – The Longest and Shortest of the Bible

The longest chapter if the Bible is Psalm 119 with 176 verses. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117 with only 2 verses. Incidentally, the middle chapter of the Bible is also Psalm 117.

The longest book of the Bible is Psalms with 150 chapters, or psalms. It contains 43,743 words. The shortest book is 3 John with only 1 chapter and 299 words.

The longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9 with 90 words. The shortest verse is John 11:35 with only 2 words, “Jesus wept.”

5 – The Bible is God’s Word

There are many books written about and by various religions. But the Bible is the only one which includes the actual words of God. Those who believe the Bible also believe that God inspired various people through the years to write down His actual words for mankind. The Bible says more than 3,000 times “thus saith the Lord.” And the words which follow are quotes from God.

6 – The Bible is Historically 

There were several secular historians who wrote about the events of the New Testament at the same time the Bible was being written. Josephus is the most well-known of them. He was a Jewish historian. Tacitus was a Roman historian who would have no benefit from not telling the truth. Both these men, as well as others, can be used to back up the historical accuracy of the Bible.

There are historical discoveries regularly coming to light that continue to support the accuracy of the Bible. Merrill Unger, who compiled a Bible dictionary wrote, “Old Testament archeology has rediscovered whole nations, resurrected important peoples, and in a most astonishing manner filled in historical gaps, adding immeasurably to the knowledge of Biblical backgrounds.”

7 – The Business of the Bible

There are more than 168,000 Bibles either sold or given away per day in the United States according to the Gideons, Wycliffe International and the International Bible Societies.

Historically it has been said that the Bible is the most sold book of all time. It is regularly on various best seller lists.

The Bible has been translated into more than 1,200 languages.

8 – The Bible Never Contradicts Itself

There are no contradictions in the Bible. Various people claim to find contradictions but they have to take verses out of context to do so. When looking at the Bible as a whole and understanding its teachings there are no contradictions. This is amazing when one considers that the Bible was written over such a long period of time.

9 – The Prophecies of the Bible

There are more than 3,200 verses with fulfilled prophecy either within the Bible itself or since the Bible was written. But there are still more than 3,100 verses with unfulfilled prophecies.

10 – The Writers of the Bible

While there were at least 40 different people who wrote parts of the Bible, some were more prolific than others. The Apostle Paul wrote at least 13 books of the Bible. He may have also been the author of the book of Hebrews. Moses wrote the first 5 books.

The Bible attributes more than 3,000 proverbs to King Solomon. These are not all written in the book of Proverbs. However, most of that book is said to be the proverbs of Solomon.

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MARRIAGE BIBLE STUDY, ( BIBLICAL CONCEPT)

Genesis 1:27-28: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.' "

Malachi 2:14-15: “But you say, 'Why does he not?' Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant."

Isaiah 54:5: “For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called."

Song of Solomon 8:6-7: “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised."

Ephesians 4:2-3: “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."

Colossians 3:14: “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

Ecclesiastes 4:9: “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?"

Ephesians 5:25: “For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her."

Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

Ecclesiastes 4:12: “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

Mark 10:9: “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

Ephesians 5:25-33: “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, ..."

God bless you as you  study deeply  those inspiring verses on marriage.

IKINYOMA GIFITIWE IBIMENYETSO NTIBIGIHINDURA UKURI.

IKINYOMA GIFITIWE IBIMENYETSO NTIBIGIHINDURA UKURI.

Iyo ikinyoma gifitiwe ibimenyetso ntibigihindura ukuri. Ihanganire kurengana no gusebya ahantu hose Imana nijya kukurengera izabanza ikurenganure, umuntu umwe yagize ati Iyo Imana igukerereje iragutegera. Abantu benshi bafite ibintu barengwa ndetse bitoroshye ko bahakana kuko ababarega baba bafite ibisa n'ibimenyetso simusiga, Uzumva bamwe bavuga ngo aho twakuye aya makuru harizewe n'ibindi bisa bityo, Sishidikanya ko hariho umuntu muri aka kanya Imana intumyeho ngo nkumbwire ngo humura.

Yosefu kuba nyirabuja yaramuregesheje umwenda akamubeshyera ko yashatse kumufata kungufu, ntibivuze ko byari ukuri, ndashaka kukubwira ko uyu munsi ushobora no kuba ufunze, cyangwa warahawe akato, itangaza makuru ryarabivuze, ariko ibyo byose ntibihindura ikinyoma ukuri, humura igihe cyawe ni ikigera Imana nikwibuka abantu bazahindura amagambo, niko bigenda. Abakurwanya ntibazagutsinda humura komeza wizere Imana kandi ukomeze uyikiranukire, nubwo Imana yemereye ishuti za Yobu kumubwira ayo zishakiye kuko burya burimwe akugiraho ijambo iyo ibyawe  bitarasobanuka, ndahamyako uwaciriye Yesu mu maso ntiyari aziko azazuka, nuwafungishije yosefu ntiyari aziko azafungurwa, ndakubwiye ngo niba ukomeje gukiranuka Imana ntizarekeraho gusa.

Ndakwandikiye wowe, abantu bareze ibinyoma bitandukanye, wowe itangazamakuru ryamaze guharabika, wowe wabeshyewe ibyaha bitandukanye ndetse bamwe bafitiye ibyo bita ibimenyetso si musiga, ndakumenyesha ko muri iki gitondo Imana izi ibyo byose, kandi igihe cyo kwibukwa cyawe ni iki ngiki, ibyo bakubeshyeye byatumye udahabwa promotion, byatumye udashaka, byatumye Ubuzima bwawe bujya mu kaga ariko Imana ntiyakuretse, nubwo byatinda Imana igiye kubisobanura. Urugamba si urwawe ahubwo ni urw'Imana.

Reka nkugarukeho nawe ubayeho mubuzima bw'Ikinyoma, ariko ukaba ufite ibimenyetso bisa naho bituma imikorere yawe yemerwa, nubwo wakwemerwa n'abantu Imana yo izi neza ukuri guhishe mu mutima, nukuri birashoboka ko waba Uvuga uti jye ndi umukozi w'Imana, yewe ukaba ukora ibitangaza, birashoboka ko waba ukiza ibirema, birashoboka ko yewe waba ukora ibitangaza abantu batarabona, ariko kuba ikinyoma cyaherekezwa n'Ibitangaza ntibigihindura ukuri, ndababwiza ukuri ko dukwiye kumenya ukuri kandi ukuri akaba ariko kukubatura, Ukuri gutuma ufunze amera nkudafunze, kandi ukuri gutuma udafunzwe amera nk'Ufunzwe, kuko mu mutima w'Umuntu niho hahishe byinshi. 

Uyu munsi ndaguhugurira kubaho ubuzima buri mukuri, ubuzima butuma ubaho mu mudendezo, Ibaze nawe kubaho mukinyoma, naho abantu batakumenya Imana iba ikuzi kandi numutima wawe uba ubizi neza, kandi kuba mukuri ariko abantu ntibabyemere ntibikuraho ko ari ukuri. Wishaka kwemerwa gusa n'Abantu ahubwo haranira kwemerwa n'Imana. Abantu bo biteguye kugurisha ukuri kwabo kubera impamvu zabo ariko Imana ntizarya ruswa ngo ahari itsindishirize ufite ubutunzi, ciyubahiro n'Ibindi. Ba umunyakuri mu mutima, nibwo uzagira amahoro naho waba uri munzu y'Imbohe.

Uyu munsi niba amarozi bakuvugaho, ubusambanyi, ubujura, ubutekamutwe, urogomo, gukoresha imbaraga z'Umwijima, n'ibindi bisa bityo koko bitarangwa mu mutima wawe uzishime unezerwe kuko bakubeshyera naho baba babifitiye ibimenyetso nka wa mwenda wa Yosefu, hari abafite amafoto, hari abafite Video, byose niba atari ukuri ntukeneye kwisobanura kuko Umwami azakurenganura. 

Kandi rero niba ibyo byose ubyiyiziho naho isi yose yakugira umwere urabizi mu mutima wawe ko ukorera ibihembo bibi, ko Imana izitura umuntu wese ibijyanye nibyo yakoze, ntizaguhembera amakuru meza cyangwa mabi bakuvuzeho kuko ntikeneye abatanga buhamya,kuko yaduhaye amaso nayo irareba, yaduhaye amatwi irumva, ikuruta ibindi ijya imenya intekerezo zacu kandi izi abantu bayishakana umwete birinda icyaha, bahora bifuza kuyoborwa n'umwuka wera ngo ahari bakomeze gushakashaka ibyo umwami ashima.(abefeso 5:10). 

Imana izi buri kimwe, wihangayikishwa namakuru yakwanditsweho, yakuvuzweho yose y'Ibinyoma, ahubwo ubabazwe cyane nabyabindi ukirwana nabyo utarabasha kureka, kuko agahinda ko muburyo bw'Umwuka gatera kwihana no kwicuza, ariko agahinda ko mu mubiri gatera urupfu. Twaba dupfuye twaba bazima turi abayo. Imana igushoboze gukiranuka mu maso yayo kuko nukiranuka mu maso yabantu batazaguhemba uzaba uruhira ubusa. Komera ushikame kuko Imana ni umucamanza utabera, we ntagendera kuri arguments na facts, ahubwo agendera ku ukuri na reality. Imana yacu izi gucukumbura amakuru yose abantu bakubugaho ikamenya impamvu ibatera kuyavuga,niyo mpamvu izaduhanagura amarira, kuko hari ibizaba byaraturirijije, izadushumbusha imyaka yacu, kuko hari ibyo tuzaba twaratakaje, izongera kutwubaka, kuko hari ibintu bidusenya buri munsi, ayo masezerano yose ni ayawe kuko Imana ireganura abayizera bose.

Komeza ushake ubwami bwayo no gukiranuka, ibindi byose nabyo ni ibyawe.

Ndabakunda.

Uwanyu Pastor M.Gaudin

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Faith sees the invisible, do the impossible.

Strong foundation. Faith is built on a strong foundation of salvation. You cannot practice faith when you don’t have any relationship with the giver of faith, Jesus. There is need for genuine repentance and salvation from sin.Faith is more than believing in God but how we constantly maintain our relationship with him through thick and thin without giving up. 

A lot of believers and Christians find it easy to serve God when the going is good but back off when situations become tough and the winds begin to blow on the contrary. 

The true test of Christianity is our ability to follow and serve God when things are very hard and difficult. The following are some tips on faith:

1.The word of God. Faith comes by hearing from God through his written words which are the Bible. To increase and grow in faith you need to study the Bible regularly and consistently.

2.Fellowship with other believers. If you desire to grow in faith, there is need to have regular fellowship with the people of God. This will help you to know more about God and his wonders.

3.Listen to testimonies. There is power in testimony as it makes your faith Listening to the testimonies of others increases and strengthens your confidence in God that what he is able to do for others, he can do for you.

4.Count your blessings. Remembering what God has done for others and what he has done for you in the past can strengthen your faith. When people are facing difficult challenges, there is that tendency to feel God is far away and doesn’t care. That is when you should sit down and count all he has done in the past.

5.Keep a diary. This diary should contain your prayer requests and answers. Each time a prayer is answered, just write it down. This will stir up your faith in times of challenges.

6.Have a regular quiet time. Most Christians go through life like orphans when they have God as their father. Because of our busy lifestyles we don’t hear from him when he is talking to us. That is why we should set some time aside from our busy time to be alone with God. This is the only time we can hear from him thereby increasing our faith.

7.Praying with the scriptures. If your prayers have never been answered, then try this method of praying with the promises of God. It works faster than anything. A lot of people have tried and it worked for them. She will work for you too.

8.Fasting makes you abandon yourself and your challenges to God. That focus on God alone to solve your problem is faith.

8.Live one day at a time. Faith is simply trusting. Just abandon yourself and your challenges to God by taking one step at a time.

If you think you cannot have faith, I’ll tell you that you can because it takes faith for you to drive out of your house to the road without thinking that you or your car will sink.

God bless you!

NI UKURI NZABANA NAWE(Isezerano riri kubuzima bwanjye nawe)

Abacamanza 6:16.

Uwiteka aramubwira ati"Ni ukuri nzabana nawe, kandi nzaguha abamidiyani k'Unesha umuntu umwe.

Uyu munsi ni tariki 5/08/2017, ni igihe nibuka ko ariyo tariki navutseho, Ndashima Imana cyane ko impano y'Ubuzima ari impano ikomeye, irusha ubundi butunzi bwose kuko naho byaba kwishimira ibyo ugeraho ubyishimira kuko ufite ubuzima. kuba turiho ni ukubera Imana, ndakubwiza ukuri nawe usubije amaso inyuma uzi abantu benshi bavuye muri ubu buzima kandi bari bafite imishinga minini kurusha iyawe ubu, ariko wowe uriho, niyo mpamvu wavuga uti ntacyo natanze ahubwo mwami ndagushimiye ko wampaye Impano y'Ubuzima.

Impano y'Ubuzima n'Impano abantu badaha agaciro, iyo batarahura n'Ibishaka kububambura, abantu benshi ntibazi agaciro ko kubyuka uhumeka, nyamara ubajije abaganga bakubwira ko umuntu ukeneye Oxgene kwa muganga,, hari igiciro bashyira nibaza ko aba atari namake, ibaze nawe kuba ugenda wumva uri muzima urumva atari igitangaza. burya ni byiza gushima Imana kubintu byo kuyishima, Abantu benshi usanga bashima Imana ko yabahaye amamodoka, amazu, n'Ibindi nyamara bakibagirwa guhora bayishimira ubuzima bafite.

Ibaze ko umunyarwanda yavuze ati" Akamuga karuta agaturo, Uwo ni umugani werekana ibyiringiro abantu bari bakwiriye kugira ku muntu wese ugihumeka, mbonye abantu benshi basa naho badatunze nk'Ibyo dutunze, badafite amaboko, amaguru, amaso cyangwa batavuga ariko kubera ko bagihumeka Imana ikabakoresha ibikomeye, kuba nawe uriho ni ikimenyetso cy'Uko Imana ikigufiteho umugambi, hari icyo utarakora, kandi icyo ukimenyeshwa n'Imana umuremyi wacu twese.

Njya mbona abantu baterura ibyuma, bashaka ibituza binini, bashaka kugira imbaraga z'umubiri n'Ibindi, ariko usanga abantu nubwo bita kumubiri bitababuza gupfa, ariko Pawulo we yagize ati kwitoza kumubiri bigira umumaro muri bike, ariko kwitoza ku mwuka bigira umumaro muri byinshi, ubuzima bwo gushima Imana ukiri kw'isi, butuma ugirana ubusabane n'Umuremye wawe, ndakwiginze wongere witekerezeho urasanga Imana yarakurinze kandi uraza kubona ko impamvu wasigaye ari ukugira ngo utunganye ibidatunganye, hari ibintu bidatunganye mubuzima bwawe, muri famille yawe, mugihugu cyawe, kandi ni wowe ushinzwe kubitunganya.

Iyo hari isezerano ufite kubuzima bwawe cyangwa hari umurimo ugomba gukora mw'isi, ibyo birakurinda, ugaca mu muriro ntushye, ugaca mu mazi ntagutembane, no mumakuba ntaguhitane. Wowe wabyutse ugasanga uracyafite ubuzima ushime Imana kubw'Umugambi igufiteho. Imana iguhe umugisha.

Ndabakunda!

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INTAMBARA YOSE UNYURAMO IFITE ISOMO WAKURAMO!

Abacamanza 2:22

Kugira ngo  abisiraheli mbageragereshe ayo mahanga, ndebe ko bakomeza kugendera  mu nzira z'Uwiteka nk'uko basekuruza bazigenderagamo, cyangwa ko bakwanga." Ni cyo cyatumye Uwiteka  asiga ayo mahanga ntayirukane Vuba kandi ntayagabize Yosuwa.

Mubuzima bwa buri munsi duhura nabwo, usanga hari ibintu bitandukanye biba biri munzira yacu cyangwa iruhande rwacu duhora turwana nabyo, kandi mubigaraga ukabona ntibikomeye ariko kubitsimbura ukabona bigoye kuko uba usanga urwanda urugamba ruhoraho udatsindwa kandi udatsinda ariko bigusaba guhora uri maso. 

nsoma aya magambo nizemo ibintu bitandukanye nshaka ko tuvugaho ari ibyo ibi bikurikira.

1. Nta Rugamba Imana irekera munzira rudafite ikintu ruzakwigisha: ukurikiranye abisiraheli ukareba ukuntu babanya n'Imana cyane, ukareba abami bakomeye n'Ingabo nyinsi yabatsindiye, ntiwakumva ukuntu Imana hari abo yaretse ikabarekera hafi y'Ibisiraheli kugira ngo ibageregeze, irebe ko bazakomeza kuyubaha koko.buri kintu cyose ucamo uyu munsi wa none gifite icyo kikwigisha.

Ntarugamba Imana impfusha ubusa: Ubuzima bw'Umuntu ntibuhorana itsinzi gusa, usanga hari aho bigera ukisanga muntege nke, kandi izo ntege nke iyo tuzihaye Imana izikoresha ibikomeye niyo mpamvu abantu benshi Imana yagiye ikoresha ititaga kuntege nke bafite, ariko ibyo udafitiye ubushobozi Imana yo iba ibufite, bisaba kuyituriza kuko intambara zose igushyize imbere ziba zigamije kugira icyo zaguhinduraho, reka nkubwire ko byabindi byose uhura nabyo ukumva n'isoni, igihombo n'ibidi Imana ishobora kubihinduramo ishimwe kubw'Icyubahiro cyayo, izo ntambara sizo kukwica iyaba wamenyaga impamvu uhura nazo uyu munsi byatuma urushaho kwizera Imana no kuyumvira munzira ikuyobora.

usomye abacamanza ibice bitatu harimo amagambo yantangaje, aho bibiriya igira iti: " Ayo mahanga niyo Uwiteka yari yarekeye kugira ngo ayageragereshe Abisiraheli cyane cyane abatemenye intambara zise z'i kanani, kugira ngo abi ibihe by'Abisiraheli byose bamenyerezwe intambara kuko muri bo hari abari batazi uburyo bwazo.

usomye aya magambo wumva imapmvu y'Intamabara z'Urudaca zihoraho mu mitima yacu, usanga intambara tukomba kurwana iyo tutigishijwe bitugora cyane kumenya uko twifata, ndahamya ko intambara yose warwanye ukayitsinda yewe niyo watsinzwe hari icyo wize, icyaha wakoze nico waretse ubu hari icyo wakwigisha abandi, ndashaka kukubwira ko nta ntambara Uwiteka apfusha ubusa, yaba ibyo ucamo uyu munsi, niba uzi uko kubaho urimbwa n'Inzara bimeze biroroshye kukwigisha kurwanya inzara, niba uzi uko ubuhunzi bumeze biroroshye cyane gushakira amahoro igihugu cyawe, niba uzi ukuntu ibiyobyabwenge byica urubyiruko, hari isomo rikomeye waha abandi.

Ndashaka kukubwira ko ubuzima bwoe urimo gucamo cyangwa ubwo wabayemo bwose iyo ubuzaniye Imana iraguhindura kandi ikabubyaza umusaruro, si igihe cyo kwitotombera intambara ahubwo ni ukumenya icyo wazigiramo kugira ubutaha nuhura nibindi bisa nibyo uzamenye uko witwara.ubuzima bw'Umuntu nubwo bwuzuyemo intambara inyinshi si izigamije kutwica ahubwo nizitwigisha kugira ngo tugere kurugero rushimisha Imana nk'abana batojwe kwanga icyaha n'ingaruka zacyo zose. iyo duhagaze neza muri ibyo Imana ikomeza kuturwanirira ndetse no kudutsindishiriza. Niba nawe rero ufite ikintu kikugoye wereke Imana byose kandi wumve icyo urimo kwigiramo.

Kumenyerezwa intambara mubuzima bwacu ni ukurushaho kwitegura guhangana n'Imiraba n'Imiyaga ishaka kudukura mubyo twizeye, no mubyo twamenye, iyo utsinze ibikugerageza uragororerwa. ubona urimo kurwana n'iki? ese muri urwo rugamba ukomezakubaha Imana cyangwa ibyo urwana nabyo bigusubiza inyuma. wibuke ko urugamba rwose turwana Uwiteka azi impamvu yarwo musange umutakambire umusabe icyerekezo, we kwirara kuko tukiri mw'isi dufashe igihe mu ntambara.

Imana iguhe umugisha!