#Richard Wurmbrand

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"A faith that can be destroyed by suffering is not faith." - Richard Wurmbrand

[atarahderek]

I need teen historical domain characters!

History buffs, help me out! I need some historical figures who were teens during certain periods of history: The Civil War, the women's suffrage movement, the World Wars, the Civil Rights movement/Vietnam, etc. It would be best if they were directly connected to important figures of that era. This is for a time travel story I'm developing. I've already got Temple Franklin (American Revolution), John Fredson (pre-WWI/gold rush fallout) and a Jewish girl named Clarutza (WWII). Would prefer a gender equal ensemble if possible.

[tom4jc]

February 27, 2024 Quote

“It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of preaching, so we accepted their (the communists) terms. It was a deal; we preached and they beat us. We were happy preaching. They were happy beating us. So everyone was happy.” Richard Wurmbrand

[libearyn]

It is Well With My Soul

“God will judge us not according to how much we endured, but how much we could love.” – Sabina Wurmbrand, co-founder Voice of the Martyrs “Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you. Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my…

[coolman229]

I highly reccomend reading some of Richard Wurmbrand's books.

I'm not familiar with his works

[guyboulianne]

Guy Boulianne lance une campagne de financement afin de réaliser la traduction de l’ouvrage de Richard Wurmbrand (né le 24 mars 1909 – décédé le 17 février 2001), intitulé : « Karl Marx était-il un sataniste ? », qui fut publié une première fois en 1976 https://bit.ly/3mWgwWi

[veale2006-blog]

Interrogating The Interrogator Thursday, November 7, 2024 Mercy and Truth Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned for his faith by the communist government of Romania. He was interrogated and tortured day in and day out. One day he said to his interrogator, "You interrogate me all the time. Now I want to interrogate you. Have you ever been in love?" "What kind of question is that?" said the interrogator. Wurmbrand answered, "I once fell in love with the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen. Not long after we met, I asked her to marry me and she said yes. She loved me! When anybody asked how I was, I answered, 'She loves me.' So here you are, asking me so many questions, and the one thing I can tell you is, 'Jesus loves me.' So when you come to know the love of God, you won't have to ask so many questions. His love will answer the questions in your heart." So, you too might have a lot of questions in your life, but remember the words of the prisoner. In the end, it's God's love that's going to matter. Whatever you're going through, let go and say, "But God loves me."

Today's Mission Today, no matter what comes your way, dwell on and rejoice in the fact that God loves you.

1 John 4:16 King James Version 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. This is how we know we’re living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He’s given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit. Also, we’ve seen for ourselves and continue to state openly that the Father sent his Son as Savior of the world. Everyone who confesses that Jesus is God’s Son participates continuously in an intimate relationship with God. We know it so well, we’ve embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND WEEKEND!!

[romaniantv]

Richard Wurmbrand from RTN Chicago on Vimeo.

[ishidee]

The Beauty of Nothing by Richard Wurmbrand

[atarahderek]

A Beloved Murderer

A transcript from the pages of Jesus Freaks Vol. II: Revolutionaries

Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand

Romania, 1940s

"In the concentration camp where I worked, I killed many Jews, even Jews with children in their arms," the man boasted to Pastor Wurmbrand. He had just come back from the front fighting for the Nazis and was proud of his accomplishments. He was glad to tell of them to anyone who would listen. Having heard the good German name Wurmbrand, the man must have had no idea that the pastor he spoke with was a Jew.

In response to being "privileged" with hearing of the man's barbarity and murdering, most Christians would have been at a loss for words. But not Pastor Wurmbrand. He promptly and affectionately invited the man to his home for dinner. The man loved music, and when Pastor Wurmbrand told him he would play the piano for him, he said he would be glad to come.

When the man arrived that evening, there were some other believers present, but his wife, Sabina, was feeling ill, so she stayed in her room. Pastor Wurmbrand played the piano for them all, and they had a wonderful evening together enjoying the music. After that they all had a long discussion into the night, further enjoying one another's company.

When it had grown quite late, Pastor Wurmbrand turned to the soldier and said, "Sir, I have to tell you something. You must promise me that you will listen for ten minutes quietly. After that ten minutes you can say whatever you would like."

The man was smiling broadly from all he had enjoyed that evening and said quite warmly, "All right, all right, you can speak to me even more than ten minutes. I promise that I will not interrupt you. You can say whatever you like."

"In the other room," the pastor began, "my wife is sleeping. She is Jewish and I am Jewish too. Her family, which is also my family, perished in the big Nazi concentration camp where you boasted that you killed Jews with children still in their arms. So you are presumably the very murderer of my family.

"Now, I propose an experiment. We will pass into the other room and I will tell my wife who you are. I can assure you my wife will not speak one word of reproach to you, nor will she look angrily at you, but will smile at you as at every honored guest. She will go and prepare coffee and cookies for you. You will be received just like everyone else. Now, if my wife, who is only human, can do this, if she can love you like this, knowing what you have done, and can forgive you, then how much more will Jesus, who is love?"

The man began to tear at his jacket. "What have I done? What have I done? I am guilty of so much blood."

The pastor said, "Well, then, let us kneel down and ask for forgiveness from God."

They knelt. First Pastor Wurmbrand said a short prayer; then the man, who did not know how to pray, said again and again, "Jesus forgive me. Jesus forgive me. I believe that You will forgive me." There were many tears, and then he and the pastor embraced.

"I have promised you an experiment. Now we will go to see my wife."

Sabina had heard nothing while sleeping in the other room far away in the house from the main room where they had been speaking. They went to her and Pastor Wurmbrand woke her. "Do you know this man?" Pastor Wurmbrand began.

"No," she replied sleepily.

So he introduced the man. "This is the murderer of your sisters, your brothers and your parents. But now he has repented and he is our brother in the Messiah, our brother in the faith. What do you have to say to him?"

She fell around his neck and they both wept together.

[mattanaministry]

Mattana Ministry

Welcomes YouTo:

Weekly Bible Study: 2 July 2024

Theme: Bible Basics Explained: Faith (5)

Scripture: Heb. 11:23-40 & Heb. 12:1-3

Message:

He Saw the Invisible

We’re in Hebrews 11, and today our stroll through the Hall of Heroes brings us to a crossroads. Two paths lay ahead and we must choose one. On the left, the path is clear and visible, quite easy to navigate by sight. On the right, the path can’t be seen, it goes up a hill, and what happens after that is rather a mystery. But the obscured path does come with one bonus: a promise from God of a good land, and an invitation to follow Him.

So which will it be? Will we walk by sight or by faith? For many of us, we know that the walk of faith is the right one, but how do you follow what you can’t see? Well, we are not the first to travel this road. Many have gone before us. And Hebrews 11 reminds us of their stories.

Today, we pick up on the story of one of the greatest faith heroes: Moses. Moses’ life was a faith journey from birth. Born to Jewish parents at the time of the Pharaoh’s edict to kill every male baby. Yet his parents hid him, and his mom set him in an arc among the reeds. When the princess scooped him up, his life took a drastic turn, and he grew up in the palace as a grandson of Pharaoh himself. But in time, Moses faced a decision. Hebrews 11, verse 24:

“By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin” (Hebrews 11:24-25).

Two paths for Moses. On the left: live in the palace, enjoy the goods. On the right: join the people of God - mistreated, enslaved. Moses chose right, but how did he do it? Verse 26:

“He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward” (Hebrews 11:26).

So that’s how he did it. Moses wasn’t blind. Like Abraham before him, he saw more. Verse 27:

“By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27).

Now there’s a verse to memorize: “He persevered because he saw Him who is invisible!��� May that be the caption on our stories in Heaven’s record? Perseverance is a powerful force. It is the one virtue that multiplies the value of every other. Love, goodness, kindness, and integrity all become worthless if they cannot persevere. And this is the calling we began within chapter 10: “You need to persevere.” And now we see how Moses did it. And so many others. The chapter goes on to Rahab, Gideon, David, Daniel, and many more, in verse 33:

“…who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised” (Hebrews 11:33).

So many powerful stories, so many heroes. Some of them saw victory in their lifetime. Others, in verse 35, suffered and died. That’s a harsh reality here. Faith doesn’t lead us on an easy road, and it doesn’t make the Lord our genie. Richard Wurmbrand said, “A faith that can be destroyed by suffering is not faith.” That’s because faith is more than just believing God is able. Faith is trusting that God is faithful - whether or not He does what we want Him to do.

These heroes of faith went through it - and persevered - because they saw Him who is invisible.

And what about us? What about today? That brings us to chapter 12:

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us" (Hebrews 12:1).

This is our calling to faith. There is a path marked out for us, a race that we are called to run. The path may be obscured from sight, but we are surrounded by witnesses. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re all watching us. It means that those who went before us testify, that their lives are evidence that this road is worth the trials and that perseverance pays off.

But how do we keep ourselves running on the right path? Verse 2:

“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2).

That’s how we run. We fix our eyes on our Leader. Jesus is the Pioneer. That means that He blazed this trail first. The word can also be translated, as author. That means that He is writing our faith story. And He’s the Perfecter. He will finish our story. And Jesus writes happy endings. Fix our eyes on Him. How? Read Jesus’ story. Watch how He endured so that we won’t grow weary in our race. And find our story in the Word. After all, Romans 10 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing through the Word about Christ.

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[dininimapentrumine]

Torturat pentru Hristos-Richard Wurmbrand (Romanian)

“Am fost bătut de poliţie atât în timpul lui Hitler, cât şi în timpul comuniştilor şi nu am sesizat nici o diferenţă. Amândouă experienţele au durut la fel. Creştinismul a avut de luptat împotriva multor aspecte ale păcatului, nu doar împotriva comunismului. Nu suntem obsedaţi doar de această unică fatetă a lui. Comunismul este însă, în momentul de faţă, cel mai puternic şi mai periculos adversar…

[sovereignsowers]

"The cruelty of atheism is hard to believe. When a man has no faith in the reward of good or the punishment of evil, there is no reason to be human. There is no restraint from the depths of evil which is in man. The communist torturers often said, 'There is no God, no hereafter, no punishment for evil. We can do what we wish.' I heard one torturer say, 'I thank God, in whom I don't believe, that I have lived to this hour when I can express all the evil in my heart." He expressed it in unbelievable brutality and torture inflicted in on prisoners.

I am very sorry if a crocodile eats a man, but I can't reproach the crocodile. He is not a moral being. So no reproaches can be made to the communists. Communism has destroyed any moral sense in them. They boasted they had no pity in their hearts."

- Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand

[guyboulianne]

Les forces derrière le communisme sont révélées dans le livre de Richard Wurmbrand : "Karl Marx était-il un sataniste ?". Marx écrivait : « Jusqu’à ce que le cœur soit ensorcelé, jusqu’à ce que les sens s’ébranlent : avec Satan, j’ai conclu mon marché. » https://bit.ly/3nt5O9H

[veale2006-blog]

The Mirrors of God Monday, March 25, 2024 The Way of the Great I knew of two great saints of God, Sabina and Richard Wurmbrand, leaders of the underground church in Romania. In Sabina's last days, she was in great pain. Feeling overwhelmed, she asked the Lord, "How long?" He reminded her of how, as a young woman, she'd taken some jewelry to be worked on. The jeweler put her jewelry over a flame. Panicking, she'd cried, "You're going to destroy it!" He turned up the fire and said, "Trust me, I know what I'm doing. I have to keep it on the fire until I can see my reflection on the metal. Then it's finished." She heard the Lord say, "Don't panic, trust Me. I Am the Master Jeweler. You must go through the fire for a moment and when I can see My face reflected in you, it will be finished." Soon after that, she peacefully went home to be with the Lord. When you go through trials, don't fear. God's purpose isn't to hurt you, but to change you into the image of Messiah. God wants to see His reflection in you because you're His jewel and He's your Master Jeweler.

Today's Mission Are you going through a trial today? Allow God to purify you so that He can see His reflection in you.

Romans 12:12 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.

Have a blessed day and week. May Yeshua Hamashiach bless you, Love, Debbie