Administrators from one of the most influential evangelical colleges in the country removed their names from a controversial letter addressed to Muslim leaders that some say compromises the Christian faith.
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Influential Evangelicals Withdraw from Christian-Muslim Statement
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Christian Post Reporter
Sat, Feb. 09 2008 06:40 AM EST
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All of you could be good human but ignorance about Almighty The-God and His Almighty's only religion Islam (Peace/submission to The-God) keeps you away from the truth. Islam recognizes all the biblical prophets and Jesus Christ stands as one of them.
You guys use harsh words against Islam and The Last Messenger Prophet Muhammad, is this what your pastors teach you?
Jesus Christ (PBUH) never used such wordings as you guys use against the religion of Almighty The-God: ISLAM. Because Jesus Christ believed in the same message and worshipped the same God. "There is no deity but The-God and Jesus is The-Messenger of that God".
"Influential Evangelicals Withdraw from Christian-Muslim Statement"
I would consider this immaturity and indecisivenes on their part who cannot take a consistent and persistent stand for the sake of peace among the nations of the world.
It is saddening to note that people like Duane Litfin to whom I respected, even he is ignorant of the fact that Alloh in englisg means The-God and no matter who refers to God, there is only One-God in the universe who created Adam from soil.
Wheaton College president Duane Litfin, provost Stanton Jones and chaplain Stephen Kellough decided to back away from the letter only because they lacked thorough knowledge and understanding of Islam.
I can offer only regrets to them.
Islam is a false religion conceived in bowels of Satan's Lair. Mohammed is a false prophet, sent by satan to decieve and spread the desease of Mohammedism.
The only way we can love Moslims is to bring them the only true Gospel offering the only true saviour, Jesus Christ.
Allah is not the God of the bible, he did not sacrifice his only son for the transgessions of sinners. If we proclaim the Gospel, God's elect will respond and answer God's Irresistable call to his chosen people.
A peace not built on Jesus Christ is no peace at all!
Chris,
How else is someone going to get their message across unless they censor all opposing views? It's just a glimpse of what is to come in the real world. God keep us.
The muslim faith is in a constant state of flux. What was wrong last week may not be wrong next week. Depending on the whims of their god. God's word is unchangable.
Praise God that someone has come to their senses!
You know what, I wish they had a marker which showed you who flagged posts, it is ridiculous the way people flag for know reason, other than they just cannot handle the comments. There is nothing inflamatory, nothing abusive, nothing bad, they just can't handle it, and cannot handle a conflict. I have debated with some of the most ridiculous claims by atheists and others, and I have not flagged them, even though by all reason it would make no difference if I did, but I gave them the respect not to flag them. We deserve at least the same. Also, if you cannot handle what someone says, because it is too difficult for you to debate, then change your view or get off this site, but don't cowardly flag.
"Mohammed died in 632AD and his writings were not standardized into what is now known as the Koran until the year 650. "
I know, how horrid considering jesus died and only after some 60+ years later were any of the gospels written about him. paul wrote of him sooner, but not by much.
Also as a side note,...I personally believe that "Intellectual footsy wootsy" is a not completly right aproach to this subject,...alot of these Middle Easterners are "Tribal" not saying they are`nt bright people or don`t follow politics like everyone else but their thought processes are alot different,..not say you are wrong by any means.... and where you may find quite a few very educated people in the woodpile,..there probably be quite a few more than that that just follow a couple thousand years of "religious belief"....Fun huh?........Not saying your wrong by any means,....
To Topekan,....I see your point and am not trying to cross you and your point of view, but what I was trying to get at was the fact that looking at it from alot of a Middle Easterners angle, with the rampant sexual deviancy , crime rate, and just general sinfulness attatching itself to "Christianity" maybe they see Christianity the same way,..follow me,....I work in an Industry were alot of these people work also so I hear some of this first hand,......thanks.......
2 Cor 6:14-16
"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God..."
The Muslim religion was "invented' by Mohammed over the course of his life after being exposed to the Jewish and Christian religions. Mohammed died in 632AD and his writings were not standardized into what is now known as the Koran until the year 650.
da6383ma,
I thought the Muslim nation descended from Abraham through Ishmael. How then could they have been around since Cain and Abel? The earliest credible manuscript of the Quran is held by Muslim scholars to originate approximately 790 AD. Enough about that. Christianity hasn't evolved, like God, it's tenets are the same yesterday, today and forever. What has evolved is the way that putative believers pretend to practice it, by substituting doctrines straight from the pit of Hell.
Why is everyone flagging john 14-6? is what he is sayiing convicting some liberals on this board??????? maybe convicting some muslims??????????yeah, i think so.
To Chris333,.. maybe look at this from a different perspective,...the Muslim Ideology should be beside the point PRESENTLY but the fact is the Muslim Nation has been around since the story of "Cain and Able (msp I know) so let`s talk about general human sin, and alot of this seems to originate from the Western Hemispere, so when one looks at the the whole picture,..Alot of these people on the other side of the globe would rather have nothing to do with some of difficulties we deal with such as homosexuality, pornography, crime in general, So,...the way I look at it,...me personally....is of course, alot of sources are on the attack on Christianity and "mouth pieces" there of....so the way I look at it is not an attack of a one person,..its a disagreeance of how general Christianity has evolved to the present state of affairs...so I dont think its anything against john14-6,....its just the general Ideology,...Christianity made the US a great nation obviously,...but also obviously we became pretty polluted too......
Within the new covenant is the warning to "believe not every spirit, but to test the spirit whether it be of God." Christianity believes that Jesus came to fulfill the old covenant while Islam rejects and supplants the entire Judeo-Christian basis (i.e. Ishmail being the child of promise instead of Isaac). Calling for interfaith cooperation for world peace by the Muslim clerics is of no consequence to them as long as they don't have to give up anything. Rick Warren's success in one area does not make him wise in another.
this degating response to fellowship and commonality of love of god and love of neighbor, shows that a substantial part of christendom instead of embracing the new covenant, continues to place themselves and others under the law and to be led by regulations of the old covenant, rather than being led by the spirit, as emphasized in the new by christ.
Didymus,
You said, "What does it mean to love our neighbour as ourselves?
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:10 "
Why? What was your point. I am not sure 2 Corinthians is really related to loving neighbors, I think it is related to loving God. Anyways it is a great verse, but I am not sure it has to do with loving neighbor as self.
Pburwell,
Let's not go to the extreme of saying that Christianity cannot have "anything" in common with Islam, both are monotheistic, both trace their origins to Judaism (though in vastly different ways) and both believe in the truth of their respective views. The more fundamental points are vastly different though.
Finally, why are all of john 14-6's posts getting flagged? Will the flagger please speak up and explain? If you do not want to have a debate then get off the network. If you find something abusive or offensive then please explain.
Christians in Hell?
http://polemos.net/html/could_you_be_deceived_.html
http://onlyjesussaves.com/blog/?p=18
There is my response to their letter....
Islam is a false religion and no Christian can anything common with their beliefs.
"moved too quickly"
You think?
What does it mean to love our neighbour as ourselves?
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:10