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1 | Islam the religion that hates Christians | Luke 6:28 | DocTrinsograce | 242005 | ||
Dear Pastor Tim, We have heard some references to the Scriptures relative to loving and witnessing to those who hate us. Alternatively, we have been encouraged to resolve the problem of our enemies by political actions. I would like to ask your opinion on how we bring to bear the Word of God even in our emotions. Explaining further: I seek to act in a loving manner to those who hate me, and I make every effort to expose them to the Gospel. Nonetheless, I find a degree of animus arising, from time to time, in my emotions. To me, those feelings -- even though I do not act on them (by God's grace) -- are evidence of hatred. I know that emotions come and go... but I would like to eliminate even the feelings that are contrary to the thrust of Christ's command to "love your enemies" (Matthew 5:44a). What advice would you offer to eliminate occasional feelings of ill will for our enemies? In Him, Doc |
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2 | Islam the religion that hates Christians | Luke 6:28 | EdB | 242009 | ||
I don't think anyone was suggestting that political activity is an answer to a spiritual problem. The religion of Islam declares itself to be against Christianity. It repeatedly calls for the conversion of Christians and if Christians fail to convert they are to be beheaded. Islam is a spiritual adversary of Christianity and as a spritiual adversary the only effective way to combat that is through prayer. James 5:16 (NASB) 16 ... The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. The church in attempt to show Christian love often down plays their opponents real motives until prohibitions against Christianity are in place and then it is too late. Islam is also more than a religion it is a social/political/economic structure. As such Islam wants to enslave the world under it's LAW. Islam wants the world to live under Sharia LAW which opposes much of the freedom we enjoy here in America. To that aspect of Islam yes political opposition is our recourse. Again is must be bathed with prayer. The mistake is to try to make Islam our friends. The Koran clearly states a follower of Mohammed can not be a friend of a non believer of Islam. So we only fool ourselves when we try to make them something their religion tells them they can not be. We are to show them Christian love, a love that shares Jesus with them. Not a love that tries to get into bed with them. |
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