Sari @sarikorpi@dingdash.com
I'm Mikko's wife and mother of our 5 wonderful children. We live in south of Finland, but I was born and raised up in north of Sweden. Jesus is my everything and my purpose in life is to follow him in everything I am and do. ❤
Rom. 12:1
Joined Jul 2021
Sari
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Christians' ability to speak biblical truth is at risk in Finland due to an overly broad hate speech provision in Finnish law. In a stunning case, a Christian member of the Finnish parliament, Päivi Räsänen, has been charged by the Finnish prosecutor general with three counts of "ethnic agitation." Each count relates to Räsänen's respectful expression of her widely-held Christian beliefs.
@Piquant This same thing is happening in Finland right now, they are loosing all restrictions during this month. Although they have stopped using the current vaccine passports, unfortunately they will still continue to develop the vaccine passport system. Most likely, there are plans to create a digital vaccine passport-ID for all EU members in the future, not a national one anymore.
Sari
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'Covid-19: Switzerland Is Backtracking To End most Restrictions, & Will End Most COVID Law Including Vaccine Passports
The Swiss government has announced a proposal to lift most Covid restrictions, which are currently in place in the country, later this month. The Swiss Federal Council is expected to approve the proposal today.
As of Wednesday, people who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19 will no longer have to self-isolate.
@Chidiotamiri Yes, Jesus mission for coming to earth was to free people from their sins, so that they would be able to come to Father. But if someone doesn't want to hear his words, the Word which he spoke will judge him on Judgement day:
John. 12:47-48:
"If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.
The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has one who judge him: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day."
@Chidiotamiri I definitely believe house fellowships are something God is raising up all over the world (covid has been a help) and that will change the way we see "church". I think it's not so much about meeting in a "holy" building on a certain day, it's more about how newborn believers come together in everyday life, and they are the temple themselves together with eachother. 🙏
Sari
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@tanjaostman Happy to hear about your situation 😊 Praying for recovery for you and your family! 🙏💕
@DevotionalTreasures Thank you! This was a word for me today! 😊
God bless you in the ministry He has given to you 🙏
@Crissy_1565 Actually, I believe that to preach the gospel, is also about preaching God's law, in that sense that everyone of us have sinned against a holy God and His standards: that's why we need to repent towards God and turn away from our sinful life.
To the woman, who was accused of adultery, Jesus showed his mercy when they wanted to stone her. And in the end Jesus said: "Go, and sin no more". So preaching about God's law (holiness) and his mercy goes hand in hand and is for everyone.
@Crissy_1565 I would like to add to Mr. Spurgeons quote from 1. Tim. 1:8-11:
"Of course, we know that the law is good if a person uses it legitimately, that is, if he understands that the law is not intended for righteous people but for lawbreakers and rebels, for ungodly people and sinners, for those who are unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers, their mothers, or other people, for those involved in sexual immorality, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else goes against the healthy teaching that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me."
Sari
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A second update about my friend Mikael who is still in hospital. Unfortunately they won't let him go because his oxygen saturation is too low. They wanted to put him in IC on ventilator - exactly what's not a good solution (according to many). Both him and his wife have refused it, and it seems like the doctors have respected it if I understood it correctly (we discuss in a Telegram group). His CRP was 84 some hours ago. His wife wrote that they won't let her visit him. We wrote that she should demand that, because she is married to him, and has just recovered from C-19. There is so much strange things going on when it comes to C-19. Why put him on a ventilator when they just have started to give him antibiotics for his pneunomia? And then they report the news about how many unvaccinated they have in IC. Please, pray for a quick recovery and for protection from harmful interventions!
Sari
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In the strictest sense, there's a difference between a believer, a disciple, and a Christian, though we may still use these terms synonymously. There was a time when Jesus preached and many believed in Him (they became believers). That is, they responded to the altar call But Jesus said to those believers, "If ye continue in my words, then are ye my disciples indeed" (John 8:31). Thus, a disciple is the believer who follows Jesus Christ daily and CONTINUES to obey ALL His teachings.
The disciples in the early church at Antioch had become so Christlike that they were nicknamed, "Christians" (Acts 11:26). A Christian is a believer who has become a disciple of Jesus Christ and has so become Christlike that you can hardly tell the difference between the Master and the disciple.
Are you a sinner, believer, disciple, or a Christian?
Sari
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@MaryMamuzich @Berrybunchfamily
Thanks so much. Knowing that there are brothers and sisters who pray for us is of great encouragement and, beyond that, we believe that God answers the prayers of his children. God bless you.
Sari
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I have a lot of friends and church relationships in Ukraine. Just got a message from Pastor Sasha...
Hello Todd !
Hope you are alive and well !
Things are getting spooky here a bit , couple of embassies are evacuating their families out of Ukraine. Also a few airlines are not leaving their planes over night. Flying in and a few hours later left. Russian army now because of conquering Belarus last couple of months is less than 100 miles from Kiev/in Belarus But overall there is no panic - praise God !
Please continue to pray as I know you do !
Blessings
Sari
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@Chimneysweepwife
"What happened to Keith Waters is the latest in a long line of cases where honest, kind, normal people are subjected to harassment and intimidation for expressing moderate, mainstream Christian views on sexual ethics. We live in a world where even questioning the LGBTQ agenda can land you in serious trouble."
That's just so true!! Thank God for people who won't be silent but speak out the truth! 🙏
Sari
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If she would be found guilty of charges, that would practically mean that the Bible would be banned in Finland, at least in some parts. You wouldn't be able to stand for God words about how sexuality was created only for a man and a woman in marriage. That would be hate speech and forbidden.
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Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish MP, is accused of hate speech and on next Monday, the 24th, she's called to be in court. She made a tweet about how homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible as she criticized the lutheran church for taking part in a pride-festival. You can read more about it here:
https://adfinternational.org/court-date-set-for-finnish-mp-charged-over-bible-tweet/
@tanjaostman they did report, and not that bad this time.
I'm Mikko's wife and mother of our 5 wonderful children. We live in south of Finland, but I was born and raised up in north of Sweden. Jesus is my everything and my purpose in life is to follow him in everything I am and do. ❤
Rom. 12:1
Joined Jul 2021
