Free Will Choice
I got a breaking news email from CNN which read -- Associated Press reports Abdul Rahman, the Afghan who faced execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, has been released. Which promped me to write this blog. This is an excellent example why radical Islam nations should never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, (Iran, Sierra, Lebanon, Hamas Palestinians, etc). Their perverted views on God's will and their continuing goal to spread their hatred toward all non-muslems and their determination through terrorism to bring death and destruction to western civilization has to be stopped. I am so greatful that I serve (through my own free will) the one and ONLY true God, a God of love and not out of fear, who gave his only Son, Jesus to save us from our sins. Think about it? The Holy Bible tells us to Love our enemy and to pray for them. The Qur'an' says to cut off their heads. Which one sounds like the real deal? God is love. And they want to get upset and kill about cartoons? Give me a break, while Christ is spit on, mocked, made fun of, ridiculed and even a crucifix made out of camel dung desplayed as art? Come on, is this really about cartoons? They're rampaging and burning flags, rioting and firing their ever-present AK-47s into the air . They're looking for Europeans to kidnap. They're threatening innkeepers and generally raising holy Muslim hell not because of any outrage over a cartoon. They're outraged because it is part of the Islamic jihadist culture to be outraged. You don't really need a reason. You just need an excuse. Wandering around, destroying property, murdering children, firing guns into the air and feigning outrage over the slightest perceived insult is to a jihadist what tailgating is to a Steeler's fan.I know and understand that these blood thirsty murderers do not represent the majority of the world's Muslim s. When, though, do they become outraged? When do they take to the streets to express their outrage at the radicals who are making their religion the object of worldwide hatred and ridicule? Islamic writer Salman Rushdie wrote of these silent Muslims in a New York Times article three years ago. "As their ancient, deeply civilized culture of love, art and philosophical reflection is hijacked by paranoiacs, racists, liars, male supremacists, tyrants, fanatics and violence junkies, why are they not screaming?" Indeed. Why not?
Through out Muslim history, they conquered lands and forced the people to either worship Ali and follow Muhammad or face immediate death. That's exactly why Muslim nations do not have freedom of worship and if one is caught practicing any other religion the punishment is death. Christians and Christian missionaries have to hide their identity and practice their faith in secret. My prayers are with Abdul Rahman for his free will decision to except Jesus Christ into his heart and for his conversion to Christianity. Italy has granted him asylum to live and practice his faith without fear of persecution. God will richly bless him for his bold decision.
Muhammad vs. Jesus?
At age 40, Muhammad began having convulsions through which he claimed he received revelation from God through the angel Gabriel. Muhammad thought he was demon-possessed. His wife convinced him otherwise.
Muhammad's doubts are troublesome, "for what major prophet doubts the source of his prophetic revelation? No major prophet in the Bible attributes God's revelation to demons."
Muhammad made holy war or jihad, incumbent on Muslems. In 626 AD he ordered 800 helpless Jewish men in Medina beheaded on the edge of a trench, "a procudure that occupied the entire day and went on far into the night. Jesus never commanded his followers to murder, Muhammed was ruthless in war. The only life Jesus gave up was His own. Jesus's character offers continuous love and compassion. Muhammad was erratic and hostel to those who would not follow him. He killed critics for speaking their minds, raped women, had sexual relations with children. He was a ruthless general and raided caravans merely for financial gain to expand his movement. He even broke the rules of engagement when he fought during a sacred month. He gained conversions through imitation and coercion, He commanded his followers to "Fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them" (Surah 9:5). Execute anyone who fights "against Allah and His Messenger (Surah 5:33). Unlike Christianity, Islam has no concept of a personal relationship with God. And Jesus emphasis on love is completely foreign to Muslims, Love is never part of the equation. Islam depends upon a sense of duty and a desire for payback. Whereas the Bible teaches, "Love you enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you (Matt. 5:44), Muslims are taught to hate Allah's enemies and the promise of Paradise to those who die in battle or commits suicide fighting for Islam.
Book Review "Unveiling Islam" (Kregel Publications)
In 1983, three brothers, all devout Muslims and sons of an Islamic leader surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. They wrote, "We did not switch religions, "the blood of Jesuse Christ saved us", "It was God's gracious act of redemption."
Their father disowned them. "It could have been worse," they wrote. "According to Hadith 9:57, all three of us brothers should have been killed. They did not see their father again for 17 years until four days before he died in 1999. And he died a Musilim.
Today, Ergun and Emir Caner are Christian professors of church history and theology and authors of an extraordinary book titled "Unveiling Islam" (book cover in above photo). It is full of historical information concerning Muhammad and the Islamic faith and brilliantly illuminates the irreconcilable difference between Christianity and Islam.
Terrorists are still at war with America. And we have a choice
Either we use every tool available to fight and win the War on Terror or we heed the calls of Democrats who would censure and impeach the President for fighting the terrorists.
On September 11, the President made a solemn commitment to protect the American people. The President made his choice. And many Democrats are making theirs, calling a program to defeat al Qaeda terrorists inside the U.S. an illegal and an "impeachable offense."
Where do you stand? Watch the video And take action by signing the petition against repeated Democrat attempts to weaken these efforts to fight the terrorists and keep American families safe.
Fight to the Death
The Qur'an teaches followers to fight until Islam dominates the whole world:
References: Surah 4:74, Surah 4:76, Surah 9:5, Surah 9:14, Surah 9:29,
Surah 9:88, Surah 9:123, Surah 47:4, Surah 61:14, 61:9, Hadith 9:57.
God is Love
In contrast, the Bible teaches us to go into all the world spreading the Gospel, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost (Trinity), NOT out of imitation, fear and coercion. And certainly not kill them if they refuse. It's a free will choice. Reference: Matt, 28: 19 & 20
And God said...
"For all the land which thou seest, to thee I will give it,
and to thy seed forever, from the river of Egypt unto the
great river, the river Euphrates" (Gen. 13:15;15:18).
"Then will I cause you to dwell in the land I have given unto
Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they
shall dwell in it, and their children, and their children's
children forever. (Ezek. 37:25).
Suggested Source Links
Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs
Amazon.com: Voices Behind the Veil: The World of Islam
Kregel Publications
Watch New Video
"Censure? Impeachment?," which outlines the stakes in this fight
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