Comments on: Can a Muslim become a Christian? http://jimazing.com/blog/2007/02/muslim-xian/ A jimazing view of the world Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: curt http://jimazing.com/blog/2007/02/muslim-xian/comment-page-1/#comment-103 curt Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:53:19 +0000 http://esc111.midphase.com/~jimaand2/blog/?p=50#comment-103 I remember an idea from a Southern youth ministries professor (Dan Alewine)that what is generally true of a group is often not true of individual members of that group. He also wrote that groups often act in ways that individual members of that group would not act alone. There are militant Muslims. But individually the militants are simply fellow people, not group members. The sci-fi movie starring Lou Gossett (I forget the name) illustrates that individuals can break barriers but groups build them. I think that we can help any person come to know the love of God through Christ, but it begins with our seeing them as individuals and not simply members of a group. I agree that you did a great job with this brother. A seed planted that will bear fruit in time. I remember an idea from a Southern youth ministries professor (Dan Alewine)that what is generally true of a group is often not true of individual members of that group. He also wrote that groups often act in ways that individual members of that group would not act alone.

There are militant Muslims. But individually the militants are simply fellow people, not group members. The sci-fi movie starring Lou Gossett (I forget the name) illustrates that individuals can break barriers but groups build them.

I think that we can help any person come to know the love of God through Christ, but it begins with our seeing them as individuals and not simply members of a group.

I agree that you did a great job with this brother. A seed planted that will bear fruit in time.

]]> By: Paul http://jimazing.com/blog/2007/02/muslim-xian/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Paul Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:11:36 +0000 http://esc111.midphase.com/~jimaand2/blog/?p=50#comment-102 I am reminded of the experience of Jonah and Ninevah. The Ninevites were wicked and enemies of the people of God, yet the Lord loved them enough to send a racist prophet to preach to them and bring them to repentance. God is sovereign and by no means conforms to our expectations about who he should call into the kingdom (or who he shouldn't). As Paul quotes in Romans 9, God says, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." I think this gentleman needs to make some Muslim friends. Maybe that would be one means for God to break the racism that he (probably inadvertently) holds. They are as all of us were at one time: dead in transgression and sin, followers of the ruler of the kingdom of the air. Like the rest, we were objects of God's wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. It sounds like you did a great job of listening carefully and correcting gently. I am reminded of the experience of Jonah and Ninevah. The Ninevites were wicked and enemies of the people of God, yet the Lord loved them enough to send a racist prophet to preach to them and bring them to repentance. God is sovereign and by no means conforms to our expectations about who he should call into the kingdom (or who he shouldn’t). As Paul quotes in Romans 9, God says, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

I think this gentleman needs to make some Muslim friends. Maybe that would be one means for God to break the racism that he (probably inadvertently) holds. They are as all of us were at one time: dead in transgression and sin, followers of the ruler of the kingdom of the air. Like the rest, we were objects of God’s wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

It sounds like you did a great job of listening carefully and correcting gently.

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