Njoki wa mburu biography of abraham

His father Abraham was converted through the ministry of the Swedish Evangelical Mission which sent evangelists to Wellega after they first established themselves in Eritrea. After his conversion, Abraham—whose name was Soresso before he became a Christian—prayed diligently with his wife so as to avoid the grief of losing another child. God answered their prayer by giving Abraham a dream in which he was told he would have a son who was to be named Emmanuel and that a man by the name of Boru Simma should be his godfather.

When Emmanuel was born, Abraham had to travel ten hours on foot to take his son to Boru Simma where he had him baptized according to the Orthodox tradition. The priest who baptized the child refused to give him the name Emmanuel as that name was too sacred to be given to a human being. But Abraham believed that his son was an answer to prayer and insisted on the name.

Njoki wa mburu biography of abraham

Here he learned both Amharic and English, which were the mediums of instruction. He thus learned Bible stories at an early age and became a competent student. As a result his father wanted his son to attend the Swedish Evangelical School in Addis Ababa and asked a friend to take him there. But the man dropped Emmanuel off in Nekemt and went on to Addis Ababa.

Although Abraham was disappointed, he did not lose heart. The government decided to provide education for certain specially chosen young people all over Ethiopia. At that time, although the government did not choose Emmanuel, he was able to go in place of another student whose mother would not permit him to go. This way, Emmanuel had the opportunity of receiving a better education that would change his future.

He received several awards for excellence and in he finished his six-year educational program after only five years. His teachers recommended him to the minister of education a couple of times to be sent abroad for higher studies. In addition, Emmanuel received a letter from his father who instructed him to return to Wellega to get a job and take over the responsibility for his family.

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BOF prioritizes initiatives around education and youth, health, women and gender, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, arts, culture and recreation, and food insecurity, that impact the quality of life in Black communities across Canada. Genesis b, ; Acts ; Galatians Jesus is the fulfillment of this promise. The life of Abraham is often used by the writers of the Scripture as an example of how we should live as believers.

Let us look at the biblical ideas of being saved by faith, not works, and the equally biblical idea of doing works as a natural result of the gratitude we experience from being forgiven. These are important concepts to understand if one wants to have a balanced walk with Jesus. Galatians Take some time to read it closely. Ephesians Forgiveness salvation, eternal life is a gift from God; He initiated it and He brought it about by His own will and power.

We do nothing to gain salvation other than accept His gracious offer by faith in Jesus Christ. Romans ; Matthew ; Matthew ; John We are not saved by good works, but we are saved to do good works. Abraham is presented as an example of how our faith should result in our doing good things James The life of Abraham included both faith in God and works motivated by that faith.

Our Christian walk should have both those elements also. Much more could be written about Abraham, but space does not permit it here. Abraham was not a perfect man; however, the overall direction of his life was towards God. We will not always walk perfectly in our Christian life either, but we should remember that, just as God was with Abraham even when he struggled, God loves us and will gladly forgive us if we fail.

The New Testament presents Abraham as a model of faithful life; a life that believes the truths of God and lives out those truths in day-to-day living. This is the kind of faith we should seek to duplicate; and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we are able.