Comments on: Are you afraid of Muslims?

By: Irene

Irene — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:32:06 +0000

My study group is reading Christians, Muslims and Jesus as part of our effort to understand Islam. I would like to know why Carl uses the Gospel of Luke to introduce Muslims to Jesus.

By: richard

richard — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:54:32 +0000

To Ralph —

Peace be unto you.

Muslims make up about a quarter of the world’s population (plus/minus a bunch). My reading of the Bible says that God loves them, and wants them to know Him.

I suspect Carl’s view will make it safer for them to consider what He has to say to them about Himself.

Emotional words like “perversion” will drive them away.

I don’t need an emotional label. I believe in right and wrong. For me – Christianity is the way, truth, and life.

I Cor 6:2 guides me for anyone outside the Church – and this includes Muslims.

I think this kind of attitude welcomes people to darken the church door.

With regard to these teachings – I think they illuminate more than they confuse.

To my knowledge – the only thing God tells to fear is himself. I think that would preclude fearing what you call the perverted Mohammedans.

By: suan

suan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:57:31 +0000

There was a time when people feared the “communists” . Then we studied communism and that fear sort of went away. Today we fear “Muslims” …..

How would I feel as a Christian, to hear people say they fear me? What would I do to protect myself? my savior, Jesus? and my church which I love and spend, time talent and treasure on?

Muslims are people who have taken up a certain belief system and like Christians, some have more or less understanding of their belief system.

Remember the “HOLY WARS”?
Who fought and why?

Humans can be passionate people and so I come back to the Bible and Christianity- the belief system that I know best. I believe that Jesus is the Christ, sent by God to save people from their sins and the Bible tells me that all I have to do is to believe in this one fact in order to have eternal life. It also tells me that in the meantime, (before I die) I am to live as God directs me to. This means I have to pay attention to God in my life, in everything I do and say. Of course there are questions like how do I know what God is telling me to do etc….He made me with a conscience and gave me intelligence and above all He commands all Christians to love God and neighbors as well as themselves. If I did as He says, there is no room for fear! I have learnt that God loves ALL people and I am to do likewise. He tells me to share the Gospel. He says that conversion is His spirit’s work and I am to leave it to the Holy Spirit, after I do my job of sharing what the Bible teaches.

Have I shown love to all people, everyday is the question for me to live by. If we, as Christians, lived by this daily, can you imagine the results?

By: Grandma Karin

Grandma Karin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:50:15 +0000

I am not sure what a normal person might be like! I kinda like “uncertain trumpet type people” I guess, at least when they proclaim the truth of the gospel to ‘love God and love people’. Had to look in the dictionary for the meaning of prevaricate. I know I am simple minded…..

By: al ballard

al ballard — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:34:48 +0000

i thank the trinity for many things in ‘09, but two are amazing, my introduction to the book “the shack,” which opened my eyes to a loving trinity; and listening to the truth in love coming from carl sharing his experiences. it’s easy to join the crowd condemning; however, it is much easier to follow the crowd who exhibits our saviors heart.

By: Carl Medearis

Carl Medearis — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:15:50 +0000

Now THERE’S a comment I like. Any takers?
carl

By: Ralph T.

Ralph T. — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:51:59 +0000

The world Islam means submission, we used to call them Mohammedans and understood Mohammedanism is a cult and perversion of Judaism and Christianity.
Now we have these uncertain trumpet type people like this Carl who mollycoddles prevaricates and confuses. It is precisely because of this type of “Christian” that normal people don’t want to darken a church door.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:46:24 +0000

I have muslum friends in the passed 20 years and i think that people are not just afraid of but thay just don’t know there coulcher and language. And i think that people are afraid of what thay don’t know.For years people have been afraid of diffrent caltures becouse thay don’t understand it’s time to just talk and try and understand them as indaviduals not there culter or language all we have to do is try to show a little kindness and a little goes a long way not just for them but for you to it’s called boldness it will get easyer the more you try and be more like jesus,lets just show some love and compation on all sides and things will change within each of us.

By: Susanne

Susanne — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:49:59 +0000

I find Muslims intriguing, not really scary. I just am greatly annoyed when the radical ones try to kill others. But I have very dear Muslim friend — and they even live in that “Axis of Evil” called Syria!

By: Grandma Karin

Grandma Karin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:43:39 +0000

When I wrote our Christmas ‘epistle’ I commented on the angel’s message to the shepherds. “Don’t be afraid”. I also said that no matter how hard I try to not fear, I am afraid. At times the harder I “try” the more difficult it becomes.

The second part of the angel’s message is that a Saviour is born. That is where my answer lies for fear, for all the stuff going on inside this mind. I cannot live the life that Jesus has given me at salvation in my own strength. I need the Saviour every day, every hour….. By faith I want to believe that the Holy Spirit will live that life through me.

Yes, in my own self I am afraid of Muslims and am afraid of so many people who I know nothing about. But I want God to change me and I ask Him for that…..

Thank you for continuing to challenge my thinking.
I so wish I was free on January 16. Any other Alberta engagements?