How will your church help Afghan refugees settle in the United States?

[JonC]

Most of us were not signing up for the Afgan mission field, So perhaps as God judges America for national sins, maybe it will have a positive result.

Good point (I hadn't thought of that).

 

[Baptist Believer]

Good point (I hadn't thought of that).

Our church works with college students from all over the world, as well as refugees, and recent immigrants with ESL classes and other efforts.

Over the years we have seen a number of them come to Christ and then engage with their ethnic/religious communities of birth, sometimes even going back to their home country, and spreading the gospel. It is simply one part of our strategy to evangelize the world. It is expensive to send missionaries overseas (although we do), but it is much less expensive and fruitful to enfold immigrants and refugees with the love of Christ, the gospel message, and practical helps in our own neighborhood.

 

[JonC]

Our church works with college students from all over the world, as well as refugees, and recent immigrants with ESL classes and other efforts.

Over the years we have seen a number of them come to Christ and then engage with their ethnic/religious communities of birth, sometimes even going back to their home country, and spreading the gospel. It is simply one part of our strategy to evangelize the world. It is expensive to send missionaries overseas (although we do), but it is much less expensive and fruitful to enfold immigrants and refugees with the love of Christ, the gospel message, and practical helps in our own neighborhood.

I believe we are to be the church where God puts us. So often we seem to focus on foreign missions (not a bad thing, font get me wrong) but at the expense of realizing the mission field is just outside our door.

To work off @Iconoclast 's post....there will be future generations of people who otherwise may not have heard the gospel.

 

[Reynolds]

Paul was a terrorist? Interesting comment.
How many people did he kill?

Probably a lot.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Paul was a terrorist? Interesting comment.
How many people did he kill?

Paul worked for the Sanhedrin.

 

[carpro]

Acts 7:58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:1, 3 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Yes, Paul was like a Jewish ISIS leader.

God redeems those we may think are unredeemable.

All true, but your definition of terrorist is not the same as mine.

Paul was not a terrorist.

 

[carpro]

Probably a lot.

Evidence?

Or just an assumption?

 

[Reynolds]

Explainer: Who are the Afghan refugees coming to the U.S. and what happens when they arrive?

Media reports indicate that a significant number of Afghan refugees are expected to settle in Texas, with at least 48 coming to my city, Fort Worth, in the first wave.

In response, our church is partnering with World Relief to help with airport pick-ups, donations, ESL tutoring, Good Neighbor teams, and Walmart gift cards to help with providing critical items for setting up a household. We are plan to continue our work ministering to the existing refugee community here in Fort Worth -- many of them Muslim -- and building relationships with families to take the love and message of Jesus.

Does your church have a plan?

I am sure We won't. We have a couple special forces retired there who got shot at by too many of them.

 

[Reynolds]

Evidence?

Or just an assumption?

No concrete evidence.
We know Paul tried to arrest and bring Christians to trial to be executed. We would have no reason to believe he was not successful in his endeavors. We know the Christians feared him.
I did say "probably a lot" because there is no absolute evidence I am aware of.

 

[AustinC]

All true, but your definition of terrorist is not the same as mine.

Paul was not a terrorist.

You have never given your definition.
I see Paul as a Jewish version of ISIS or the Taliban. Would you not call ISIS a terrorist group?

 

[carpro]

You have never given your definition.
I see Paul as a Jewish version of ISIS or the Taliban. Would you not call ISIS a terrorist group?

"The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims."

Paul was not a terrorist.

To compare his actions to ISIS is totally ridiculous.

 

[AustinC]

"The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims."

Paul was not a terrorist.

To compare his actions to ISIS is totally ridiculous.

Are the Taliban acting lawfully as rulers of Afghanistan? How about the rulers of Iran? Both are chopping off the heads of Christians. Paul was acting like they act. Paul was complicit with the murder of Stephen.
You seem to be attempting to split hairs.