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1 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | DocTrinsograce | 129099 | ||
The apostle John in his epistles is the only NT author that uses the term antichrist. In fact, the word antichrist is a transliteration of the Greek. It means, literally, "against Christ." Notice in 1 John 2:18 John writes, "even now there are many antichrists." In this post I am not addressing the eschatalogical viewpoint that a person will arise to dominate the earth, etc. etc. I'm just pointing out that this term can have broader meaning. In essence, you are right, though. 1 John 2:22 says that anyone that denies that Jesus is Christ (the messiah, the monogeneis) is an antichrist. |
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2 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | Mommapbs | 129125 | ||
Greetings "doc" - glad we seem to be on the same page here, but please answer the second part of my question: Does the church have a responsibility to recognize and declare Islam as "antichrist? Blessings, mommapbs |
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3 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | DocTrinsograce | 129129 | ||
The church has the responsibility to declare the Gospel. The scripture do not command the people of God to go out and condemn the false theories, morals, ideas, beliefs, etc. of the lost. (If you clean up a corpse, you only get a clean corpse.) We are to correct these things in the church. Besides, declaring the truth is easier... there are an infinite number of ways to be wrong! Remember, too, that we were lost once too. What if God had been less merciful to us? Perhaps God will spare some of them. Paul encourages us (Titus 3:2-7) "To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." |
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4 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | Mommapbs | 129152 | ||
Greetings - Indeed, our focus must be on declaring the Gospel, for we as individuals are charged as Christ's witnesses and indeed, as you have noted we not to condemn others, for at one time we were just as lost . . . but I believe that God's Word also challenges us to expose. ("Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;" Eph 5:11) As God's Word is taught and applied, believers are equipped to recognize the difference between Truth and error. The media would have us believe that Islam is a religion of peace. What does God's Word say? Islam means submission to the complete will of allah. According to the Qur'an 49:15 - The believers are only those who believe in allah and his apostle . . . one of the hadiths also asserts that the best deed of a muslim is "to believe in allah and his apostle" and the next best deed is "to participate in jihad in allah's cause" - And this is exactly the worldview that equipts and fuels the terrorism we are presently experiencing. Sadly, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today. Yet, when Christians are called to put on the full armor of God and stand firm against the wiles of the devil, the resistence is almost non-existant. This is because we have allowed our minds to be conformed to the pattern of the world, some have succumbed to the secular worldview and others have decided to "tolerate" it - this makes us vunerable to deception. I believe it is high time for our pulpits to declare God's Word without political correctness as a driving force. Peace and safety is being preached . . . but imo, there will be no peace until Jesus comes to restore it! The believer may not ultimately be fooled by the "peaceful religion" of Islam, but myriads of people who are lost may be swept away in the oncoming tide of Islam across the globe. We do not worship the same God! Isn't it time to declare the difference? Believers must be taught to recongize the difference and stand firm as they respectfully and lovingly present the Gospel of Jesus Christ. mommapbs |
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5 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | DocTrinsograce | 129153 | ||
In my church you would be hard pressed to find someone who would believe what the world says about the world. The lost people in the world can swap one set of theologies for another and it matters not one bit: they still are lost. Momma, are you afraid that this will make it harder for God to save them? The world will rage against us and will seek to suppress the truth, and they will do this via all kinds of avenues. Are you afraid that they will succeed in silencing the message of the Gospel? There are more pressing problems in the churches of America than what is going on in the darkness: Seeker-friendly movements that waters down the truth to make it less offensive to the world. It further seeks to define the church in terms of demographics and marketing. Pluralism that sees all paths leading to God, making the cross of none effect. This viewpoint offers solace to the lost by assuring them of their salvation. Subjectivism that sees truth as a matter of experience, even to the point of denying logic. It even goes to so far as to say that words only have meaning to the hearer, thereby eliminating even the necessity to understand the intent of the speaker. Egoism that teaches us to "have good self esteem" instead of doing as the Bible directs "let each esteem other better than themselves." Popular books teach people to focus on themselves in a "purpose driven life" instead of focusing on God and His eternal purpose. Ecumenism that teaches the worship of unity even at the cost of truth. That would put us back under the authority of priests and popes, with no apology or consideration of the hundreds of thousands who were killed and tortured for trying to put Bibles in the hands of common people. False gospels that make man's decision part of salvation, replacing God with man as sovereign, and denying the complete work of Christ on the cross. The list goes on and on. Momma, I don't mean that we shouldn't have compassion on Muhamadans. I don't mean that we should ignore them. I just see that the inside of the church is in shambles. If we don't correct these things, God will not use us to bring the Gospel to others. These issues should be dealt with from the pulpit... these issues of the blackness of sin in our own hearts. A. W. Tozer's words should haunt us all, "How can we expect such grace to save us from the flames of hell, if it lacks the power to change our lives?" |
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6 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | Mommapbs | 129166 | ||
Doc - Amen to your post. BUT, what if the church rmains in shambles? Is God's arm not long or stong enough to save those who are His without it??? No one can thwart the will of God, no one is able to suppress the Gospel, even if we remain silent, the heavens declare the glory of God! I guess what bothers me the most in our churches is that we take pot shots at one another - we shoot our wounded - ignoring the truth that those who are IN CHRIST, regardless of their denominational affiliation are the true CHURCH. I suspect that there are just as many lost members in our "dissenting" churches (even the SBC) as there are in the RC Church. It seems to me that our fundamentalist churches are the most guilty of the aforementioned offense. The RC church does not deny that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh - how then do some peachers contiue to declare Rome (and the papacy) as the antichrist? It is beyond me! Scripture tells us plainly where the "seat of satan" is located. In our efforts to denounce one another, we have constructed all sorts of methods of attack, even to the distortion of God's Word. . . . yes indeed the church is in shambles, but imo it is because we have not sought the unity that Christ desires for us to have. (John 17) We have not loved as Christ commands, for if we did we would truly find that love covers a multitude of sins. My .02! mommapbs |
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7 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | DocTrinsograce | 129192 | ||
Who said anything about denominationalism? I'm a Baptist. We tend to not care for denominations since, historically, they tend to get us burned at the stake, thrown in jail, exiled, or all of the above. That's why we have associations and conventions -- of course, I have to admit, sometimes there's a bit of hair splitting that goes on. :-) Momma -- I like that screen name, it makes me think of my own dear blessed mother! -- perhaps you are right. In our fervor for the truth, we can be less than loving. One thing I'm certain of, though, and that is that we must be diligent at the work of pursuing holiness and truth in our own life. We are a living stone, and we must be certain of our utility in the structure that is not made with human hands. Let us make our own calling and election sure. I know without persuasion from anyone that I can see my own failings and vices far, far, far more clearly than I see yours! Excuse me while I go tend to this 2 by 4 hanging out of my eye! |
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8 | Does Islam fit here? | 2 John 1:7 | Mommapbs | 129194 | ||
Wretched (wo)man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are IN (emphasis, mine) Christ Jesus. Romans 7:24-8:1 Indeed "We are a living stone, and we must be certain of our utility in the structure that is not made with human hands." (John 15:5) Grace and peace to you and yours. mommapbs |
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