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Welcome to Captive Faith
Captive Faith is a section of Christian History Institute's web site about Bible heroes and Christians who suffered imprisonment for their faith.
http://chitorch.org/captivefaith/index.php
The Platform You Would Never Choose - #6257
Let God sanctify that sick bed, that crisis, that unemployment line, that struggle. He will make it into a platform for the life-saving message of the Gospel. It's a platform you'd never choose, but God has. And you can speak eloquently through your songs in the middle of the night.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-platform-you-would-never-choose-...
Prisoners - a Christian perspective
God has a special concern for those who live on the fringes of society. This includes prisoners, who are often abandoned and considered useless by society in general.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%204:18&version=NIV
"Prison" in the Bible: Matthew 25:36
Jesus taught that when we do acts of kindness toward the broken and downtrodden, it's as if we're doing it for him. Here, he singles out prisoners as a class of people outcast from society who need spiritual and physical help.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025:36&version=NIV
Prisoner in the Bible - a Christian perspective
The author of Hebrews tells us to remember prisoners as if we were fellow prisoners. They remind us to remember the mistreated as if we were ones who were also suffering.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2013:3&version=NIV
"The Least of These" in the Bible: Matthew 25:35-41
One of Jesus' most interesting teachings is that our commitment to him can be measured by how we treat other people, especially people who have been rejected by society for one reason or another. If we say we love Jesus but can't be bothered to show love to those in need, how genuine can our love for Jesus really be?
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.25.35-Matt.25.41&version=NIV
Russian Jeremiah Man of Tears
Russian: Jeremiah is called the weeping prophet. God told him to call Israel back to God, but they would not listen. Jeremiah warns the king that Nebuchadnezzar will destroy Israel and take them to Babylon for seventy years. He is thrown into prison, but God brings him out.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/Jeremiah%20Man%20of%20Tears%20Russian.pdf
Hebrew Jeremiah Man of Tears
Hebrew: Jeremiah is called the weeping prophet. God told him to call Israel back to God, but they would not listen. Jeremiah warns the king that Nebuchadnezzar will destroy Israel and take them to Babylon for seventy years. He is thrown into prison, but God brings him out.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hebrew/Jeremiah%20Man%20of%20Tears%20Hebrew.pdf
Estonian A Favorite Son Becomes a Slave
Estonian: Jacob has a favorite son, Joseph, & gives him a coat of many colors. Joseph has 2 dreams where his brothers bow down to him. They sell him as a slave into Egypt, though Reuben tries to save him. He works for Potiphar, but is falsely accused by Potiphar's wife & is thrown into prison.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/estonian/A%20Favorite%20Son%20Becomes%20a%20Slave%20Es...
Russian A Favorite Son Becomes a Slave
Russian: Jacob has a favorite son, Joseph, & gives him a coat of many colors. Joseph has 2 dreams where his brothers bow down to him. They sell him as a slave into Egypt, though Reuben tries to save him. He works for Potiphar, but is falsely accused by Potiphar's wife & is thrown into prison.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/A%20Favorite%20Son%20Becomes%20a%20Slave%20Rus...