When the truth became an axe

A clash among members of a famous galaxy quintet (known as Stephan's Quintet) reveals an assortment of stars across a wide colour range, from young, blue stars to aging, red stars. Photo: ESA Hubble.

Becoming a victim: You may feel like being a victim of religion, if you have been mistreated in a church or by other believers in general. The worst ordeal for a believer does not always come from the world or as blasphemy by antichristian people. The worst thing is to be mistreated by a brother or sister or if your pastor says something offensive. A teacher at school, who belongs to a different denomination as your parents, may have humiliated you as you were a schoolkid even when you had nothing against anyone.

A Gentle Whisper

Bright knots of glowing gas light up the arms of spiral galaxy M74, indicating a rich environment of star formation. Messier 74, also called NGC 628, is slightly smaller than our Milky Way. Photo: HubbleSite

God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”. And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” Rom.11:2-4.