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How to Respond to Muslim Neighbors
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Armchair Apologist
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Thank you for posting this! I have several Muslim neighbors along with Buddhists, Hindus, and others. I am praying about how to reach out to them and I know the main way NOT TO is to go the full "MAGA" or "Christian Nationalism" route. We also need to not listen to those who are pitting one group against the other (Muslims vs. Christians, etc) and perhaps this is where we need to begin. Invite your neighbor over for barbeque, just don't serve pork! Brisket is king in Texas so I'll stick with that.
The Muslim can not be dealt with in any normal fashion. 164 times the Qu'ran demands the extinction or conversion of the Christian or the Jew. The Dems imported them and America will purge them, convert or die.
No disrespect intended brother, but that is a very generalizing statement. How most of those people grew
up was having their faith forced upon them as children, and they had no choice in the matter. Coerced by
fear and repression, and if they didn't "walk the walk" they were in deep trouble.
In many of their communities, accepting Christ as their Lord and Savior can mean complete rejection by their
family, or even a death sentence, literally. None of us had to deal with those issues.
The Qu'ran can demand all it wants to...my job is to share the the Gospel with them, and if God wills it,
He will do the rest.
Reminds me of a holiday luncheon at a Jewish hospital I worked at early in my career.
An eager sales rep said she would put together a meal for the docs and lab staff of about 50 people.
She proudly prepared an elaborate and expensive array of foods and even cooked the main course herself, a large spiral-cut ham.
It didn’t go over so well with the Jewish interns and physicians, … but the rest of us had a great meal! She was never invited back… but probably learned a big lesson that day.
Rob
This is a bit off OP - but back around '94, I was in WV - Ben Waldman, a Jewish man was running for US Congress.
Though he did not make being Jewish a big issue - he did not hide it either.
Anyways - he like to mention how one person stated he was such a wonderful Christian man!
Though he did not make being Jewish a big issue - he did not hide it either.
Anyways - he like to mention how one person stated he was such a wonderful Christian man!
Armchair Apologist
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But they are here and are often our neighbors and work colleagues and they have eternal souls. Christians need to ensure they are fighting on the right battle front! We are commanded to proclaim the gospel but we do not get to pick and choose who is to hear and who does not! If God puts you in contact with a Muslim neighbor, how do you think he would intend for you to respond?
Armchair Apologist
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Going a bit further off topic but bringing it back around, Michael Medved once said that the Jew's best friend in the world are evangelical Christians! I would that more groups would express similar sentiment, It sure would make life easier for us and would open far more doors to proclaim the gospel!
Along with this, I wonder how many in Israel have a good impression of our ambassador, Mike Huckabee
Rev Huckabee attends King of Kings Community church in Jerusalem!
Rev Huckabee attends King of Kings Community church in Jerusalem!
Back in 1999 I took a two week trip to northern Israel to visit a friend and IFB missionary that led me to the Lord.
It is a very difficult field, in that proselytizing was legally questionable, at best, and very much looked looked
down upon by the Orthodox Jewish community.
Had an afternoon free, so I grabbed a big handful of tracts and headed into Haifa. I was strongly encouraged
to not address anyone directly, as the "Black Hats" might take actions to discourage me. What I did do was
leave those tracts tucked into every bench and suitable sitting spot I could find, including around the "Hanging
Gardens of Haifa".
To the best of my knowledge, there are no Muslims living in my general area, as it's a small town (pop. 800) tucked
into the base of the N Cascade mountains, and the closest town of any size is thirty miles away. Still, given the
opportunity, I'd have a go at sharing the gospel with a Muslim person. The Lord did not say "Preach the Gospel
to everyone but these people".
Muslims are coming to Christ in large numbers in many countries, often in the face of the most vicious persecution.
One place they are NOT coming to Christ in large numbers is the U.K.
Why is that? I think one reason is that the 'Christians' they see on the television tend to be the Archbishopess of Canterbury and other assorted liberals. And the Moslems think to themselves, "Why would I join myself to that lot? They don't even believe their own Holy Book."
But speaking to young Muslims at the University in my nearest city, I have found that many are open to accepting the "Injul of the Prophet Isa" aka the New Testament. It is a fact that many Muslims in Britain have never read the Koran because it is only made available to them in Arabic, and of course they don't speak Arabic.
Muslims need to find the real Jesus, not the one depicted in the Koran. The best place to point them to the two natures of Jesus is the Stilling of the Storm. If you can point them to Mark 4:35-41, that, God willing, may open their eyes.
One place they are NOT coming to Christ in large numbers is the U.K.
Why is that? I think one reason is that the 'Christians' they see on the television tend to be the Archbishopess of Canterbury and other assorted liberals. And the Moslems think to themselves, "Why would I join myself to that lot? They don't even believe their own Holy Book."
But speaking to young Muslims at the University in my nearest city, I have found that many are open to accepting the "Injul of the Prophet Isa" aka the New Testament. It is a fact that many Muslims in Britain have never read the Koran because it is only made available to them in Arabic, and of course they don't speak Arabic.
Muslims need to find the real Jesus, not the one depicted in the Koran. The best place to point them to the two natures of Jesus is the Stilling of the Storm. If you can point them to Mark 4:35-41, that, God willing, may open their eyes.