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While Protestants Commemorate Reformation This Month, Papal Persecution Regarding the Eucharist Often Ignored

October 28, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors Leave a Comment

By Philip Gray (Freelance writer and defender of the faith) October 31, 2017 is being commemorated by many Protestant groups as the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Many groups are using the occasion to suggest that there is no need for a Protestant Reformation any longer, and Protestants and Catholics can and should now unify, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Persecution, Road to Rome, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Catholicism, eucharist, foxe's book of martyrs, john foxe, mrs. joyce lewes, murder, philip gray, pope francis, protestantism, reformation, transubstantiation, william hunter

Letter to the Editor: The Martyrs of Old and Choices Christians Will Have to Make

July 31, 2016 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Dear Lighthouse Trails: I am nearly 60 years old and until now have NEVER read Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. Shame on me! I am nearly finished with it. All I can say is, I never knew! All I could think about during the course of my reading was the existing Pope’s words about how happy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Persecution Tagged: emergent church, foxe's book of martyrs, john foxe, letter to the editor, martyrdom, martyrs, papacy persecution, persecution, pope francis

If Rick Warren is Right, Why Did These Martyrs Even Die At the Hands of the Roman Catholic Church?

February 5, 2015 by Lighthouse Trails author

LTRP Note: Please refer to our previous post titled “Rick Warren: Protestants, Catholics Must Unite to Defend Life, Sex, Marriage – ‘We’re on the Same Team’”  to understand what we mean by the title of this article. “An Account of the Persecutions in Italy Under the Papacy” By John Foxe (author of Foxe’s Book of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Defending the Faith, Persecution, Rick Warren, Road to Rome Tagged: foxe's book of martyrs, john foxe, martyrs, papacy, persecution, roman catholic church

Wayne Tyndale: “A Special Instrument Appointed by the Lord” – Strangled and Burned at the Stake

December 26, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By John Foxe (from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs) William Tyndale was a special instrument appointed by the Lord as God’s pick-axe to shake the inward roots and foundation of the pope’s proud churchdom. The prince of darkness, with his impious imps, had a special malice against him, leaving no way unsought to craftily entrap him, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Persecution, Road to Rome Tagged: foxe's book of martyrs, martyrs, papacy, persecution, Road to Rome, william tyndale

The Persecution of John Huss, Brave Defender of the Christian Faith

October 26, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By John Foxe (Author of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs) John Huss [1372-1415] John Huss was born at Hussenitz, a village in Bohemia, about the year 1372. His parents gave him the best education their circumstances would admit; and having acquired a tolerable knowledge of the classics at a private school, he transferred to the University … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Persecution Tagged: Defending the Faith, foxe's book of martyrs, john foxe, john huss, martyrs, papal persecution, persecution, Roman Catholicism, wickliffe

Obama Acknowledges: ISIS Seeks to Kill Those Who ‘Worship a Different God’

September 30, 2014 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON – In an interview with CBS on Sunday, while repeating his assertion that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) does not represent the Islamic religion, Barack Obama acknowledged that the group seeks to kill those who “worship a different God” than Allah. Obama was interviewed by … [Read more…]

Posted in: FREEDOM, Islam, Politics, Signs of the Times, World in Crisis Tagged: christian persecution, foxe's book of martyrs, iraq, isis, Islam, martyrs, murder, Obama, persecution, terrorism

“And They Loved Not Their Lives Unto the Death”

February 23, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: The following is chapter one of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (LT edition) and covers some of the first martyrs in the Christian faith including Peter, Paul, and Stephen. May we, as believers in Christ, in our present day and age, remember those who have gone before us courageously refusing to deny their faith … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, On Christian Faith, Persecution, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: christian persecution, foxe's book of martyrs, paul, persecution, peter, stephen, the disciples

Anti-Religion Jeff Bethke Hits the News Again – New Book, Same Message: “Imagine No Religion”

November 17, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

 Not only are there political quests being achieved through the indoctrination of these young people, but these young followers are becoming convinced that a socialistic religion-killing society is the only solution for man. Jeff Bethke, the 24-year-old man who did the anti-religion YouTube video in 2012, is back in the news again. This time, he has a book about his subject … [Read more…]

Posted in: Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Eschatology, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, Signs of the Times, The Emerging Church, The New Spirituality, The Preaching of the Cross, The Role of Meditation, Universalism Tagged: basil pennington, Beth Moore, Bible prophecy, Brennan Manning, Calvary Chapel, contemplative prayer, Contemplative Spirituality, death by church, deception, emerging church, foxe's book of martyrs, frank viola, george barna. dan kimbal, Henri Nouwen, Homosexuality, Interspirituality, jeff bethke, jefferson bethke, last days, Mark Driscoll, mike erre, New Age, new spirituality, panentheism, ragamuffin gospel, Ray Yungen, spiritual deception, The Emerging Church, vintage jesus, Yoga

Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Voice of the Martyrs Catholic Promotion

September 24, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

Hello Lighthouse Trails: I am wondering if you can help me out here.  I have been a long-time financial supporter of Voice of the Martyrs and each Sunday I try sending an encouraging postcard to a persecuted Christian somewhere (from their prison letter writing list).  Imagine my shock when last Sunday one of the prisoners … [Read more…]

Posted in: Christian Organizations, Defending the Faith, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Persecution, The Ancient Mystics Tagged: Catholicism, foxe's book of martyrs, john foxe, persecution, Roman Catholicism, Voice of the Martyrs

1560 – The Martyrdom of Nicholas Burton, an English Merchant in Spain

July 25, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By John Foxe (author of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs) Mr. Nicholas Burton, a citizen of London, was dwelling in the city of Cadiz, Spain, where he was engaged in the business of trading merchandise. On November 5, 1560, there came into his lodging a Judas, or, as they term them, a familiar of the fathers … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Defending the Faith, Persecution Tagged: christian persecution, foxe's book of martyrs, martyrs, nicholas burton, persecution, spain

Mrs. Prest – She Said No to Apostasy and Became a Martyr

March 22, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

From Foxe’s Book of Martyrs During the Reign of Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) in England – [1553-1558] Mrs. Prest for some time lived about Cornwall, where she had a husband and children whose bigotry compelled her to frequent the abominations of the Church of Rome. Resolving to act as her conscience dictated, she quitted them … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book/Music Excerpts, Persecution, Road to Rome Tagged: eucharist, foxe's book of martyrs, martyrs, mrs. prest, roman catholic church

A Jesuit Pope? Understanding The Jesuit Agenda and the Evangelical/Protestant Church

March 14, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

LTRP Note: Nearly two years ago, we issued this special report. With a newly elected Jesuit Pope in the Vatican, we thought it would be timely to repost this important article. It is also in booklet form as one of our new Print Booklet Tracts. An Understand the Times/Lighthouse Trails Special Report (Booklet Form) According … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Road to Rome, Signs of the Times, The Ancient Mystics, The New Evangelization, Willow Creek/Hybels Tagged: Antichrist, Bible prophecy, Catholicism, deception, Ecumenism, end-times, foxe's book of martyrs, jesuit agenda, jesuit oath, jesuits, john huss, last days, mysticism, one-world religion, Ray Yungen, Road to Rome, Roger Oakland, second coming, Thomas Merton, Understand the Times

The Misguided Aims of the Counterfeit “Church”

February 7, 2012 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

By Berit Kjos Kjos Ministries Almost two millennia ago, Jesus called His Church to follow Him, delight in His Word and spread His gospel. Thousands did. By faith, they faced torture and persecution, hatred and death. Yet they rejoiced, for they knew they were sharing the life and suffering of Jesus! His eternal Kingdom was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Persecution, The Preaching of the Cross Tagged: Berit Kjos, foxe's book of martyrs, kjos ministries, martyrs, persecution

John Wickliffe – Standing (and Dying) for the Word of God Against Apostasy and False Doctrine

April 10, 2011 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

by John Foxe Author of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs It will not be inappropriate to devote a few pages of this work to a brief detail of the lives of some of those men who first stepped forward, regardless of the bigoted power which opposed all reformation, to stem the time of papal corruption and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Persecution, The Word of God Tagged: catholic church, foxe's book of martyrs, john foxe, john wickliffe, papacy, persecution, reformation, the pope

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