~ Do You Support This? Would You Sign A Copy? ~
Introduction
~ Dr. Samuel Thomas is President
of Hopegivers International, an
organization that serves orphans and at-risk children in India by providing
food, shelter, education and training as they share the Gospel. Dr. Thomas says that after a new missionary
is trained they are required to sign The Martyrs Oath before going to work as
missionaries. Here it is:
The Martyr’s Oath
I stand with the Apostle Paul in stating that
“For me to live is Christ and to die is
gain.”
I take a stand to honor the Lord Jesus Christ with my hands to serve all mankind.
I take a stand to honor the Lord Jesus Christ with my feet to spread the gospel to all the
ends of the earth no matter what the cost.
I take a stand to honor the Lord Jesus Christ with my lips by proclaiming the Good News to
all who hear and by edifying the body of Christ.
I take a stand to honor the Lord Jesus Christ with my mind as I meditate upon His Word and
His promises to me.
I give my earthly treasures and all that I possess to follow the way of
the cross.
I commit to love my family, orphans, widows,
lepers, the wealthy and the poor the way
that Christ loved the Church.
I surrender my will and life to His will and life.
I commit to the service of the Lord by being a good steward of my time.
I surrender this body on earth to the perfect will of Jesus
and should my blood be spilled may it bring forth a mighty harvest of souls.
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb.
I will seek to honor His command.
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the
power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.
Lord Jesus,
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
I love my nation and my fellow citizens and I claim my nation for Christ.
I have read this pledge and understood
it completely. Being of sound mind and
body, I do solemnly declare this martyr’s pledge without any persuasion of enticement.
I,
_____________________, from ______________________ (Place of Birth) do
hereby make the following covenant on this __________ day of _________ in the
year ___________.
Additional Comment
~ It would appear that this oath
is a portrait of the “normal” Christian life—but sadly, not the “average”
Christian life.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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