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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," or "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," or "I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter)," or "I am [a disciple] of Christ." |
Bible Question:
Do Christians create the environment for other Christians to convert to Islam, other non-Christian religions or cults? When a Christian tries to recruit another Christian into their denomination, they promote "seeking" by focusing on the imperfections of the current denomination. In addition to exploring other Christian denominations, will Seekers potentially explore other religions or cults, including Islam - creating the possibility that the 'seeker' will be lost to Jesus? |
Bible Answer: Brian: The only way Christians foster an environment for spiritually "seeking" Islam is by failing to educate their members in the faith. I have met many Mormon missionaries who grew up in Southern Baptist churches. I have met many Jehovah's Witnesses who grew up at least nominally Catholic. One thing that seems to be common in the stories of their "conversions" to cults is the fact that the group in question "had the answers" that they were looking for, while the churches of which they were a part either told them that such questions about the faith were not to be asked, or the answers demonstrated a lack of understanding of the principles of the faith. Since God is sovereign over salvation, I will not contend that we humans can "mess up" his plans to save those whom He will. However, there are lots of people in very bad "Christian" churches today where the Word of God (particularly law and gospel) is not rightly preached (in some mainline denominations it is rarely preached at all!), where baptism and the Lord's Supper are not rightly administered, and where there is no sense of church discipline and training in the faith. I see no problem at all in evangelizing those who have grown up in a nominally Christian environment and who have no concept of the biblical gospel whatsoever. As long is it is a case of supplanting error with biblical truth instead of merely pointing out the error, I do not see how it would lead someone from "bad church X" to Islam. --Joe! |