Stories of Revolutionaries Who Changed their Worlds: Fearing God Not Man

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rev.o.lu.tion.ar.y

(rev-★-lü-sh★n-er-e)n.

[ from Latin revolvere: to revolve, or turn around]

1) A person who brings about

      (a) a sudden, radical, or complete change;

      (b) a fundamental change in political, social, or cultural organization;

      (c) a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something: a change of

            paradigm <the Copernican revolution>

2) One engaged in a revolution.

3) An advocate or adherent of revolutionary doctrines, doctrines that are a complete turnaround from

      the cultural, economic, and political norms of the day.

4) A disciple of Christ; a Jesus Freak.

 These who have turned the world upside down have come here too ... and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king-Jesus.

Spoken of Paul and Silas by those who opposed them in Thessalonica

(Acts 17:6 nkjv)

What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!

Paul, speaking about the personal revolution of becoming a Christian

(2 Corinthians 5:17 nlt)

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