Muslim Missionaries Are Preying On
Weak Christians
If you once called yourself a Christian but
now call yourself a Muslim, please read One God before you read
this letter.
June 00 (The following page and article are
available in hard copy)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
May
God bless you as you seek to glorify His Name.
You are one of the first
people to receive this letter in your country. Please read it
carefully.
We trust that because you have watched the news and the
increase in Islamic
expansion around you, you will not consider this an extreme document, but
that indeed you DO see the importance of the issues which are brought forward.
If you do see, then please consider carefully what you should do.
You can
either (bookmark this page and) let this letter and article sit in a folder or
you can pass it on and so help others to understand the issues. It is our hope
that you will let the stronger members of your church and the ministers of other
churches know what is available to them. Let them distribute it to the people
that they think are fit to receive it (as they are responsible for the flock).
This letter was not only written as a means to warn and build up the Body, but
to encourage Christians to take up the challenge of witnessing to Muslims.
Some of you may think that conversion to Islam is not a serious problem.
The following is just one example of what is going on.
I was recently
talking to a girl (over the net) who had attended a church all her life, she had
attended youth groups and Bible studies. Yet she was disenchanted with the kind
of Christianity she had seen. She succumbed to Islam and its seductive
arguments. She had been a Muslim for approx. 6 months when I was talking to her
a few months ago. Click on Converts to Islam
to read some of the stories of Church goes who converted to Islam. If you
think they are making converts of only simple people with simple arguments read
some of the material at http://www.links2go.com/topic/Islam
We
must keep in mind that conversion to Islam is not just a fad, a person can't
just leave Islam as freely as they chose it ( Count the
Cost).
If you pass this on you might save some brothers and sisters a
lot of unnecessary grief, especially the weaker Christians who are easily
tempted to believe Satan's lies as put forward by many in Islam to twist the
Bible and discredit Christianity.
The Quran tells Muslims that Christ
was a sinless man who was a Prophet but was not crucified. Further, Muslims
claim that Mohammed is the final Prophet and all former revelations are
corrupted. They do not accept that God became man, and they also think that God
would be unjust (if the Bible is true) because the innocent died for the guilty.
They do not understand that God (the innocent) chose to become a man and die for
the guilty to prove his great love for us and to set us free from sin (Matt.
1:21). He showed us how to live and how we can face death. As one song writer
(Paul Coleman) put it, "God only knows how to play this game of life and
living."
The following links are well researched and updated regularly;
they also contain some of the most touching testimonies I have ever read (one of
which is in the article). Also included are sites about those who are suffering
because of oppression in Islamic countries and what you can do to
help.
Resources for witnessing to Muslims Note:
The Answering Islam site was recently hacked into. If you cannot get into
some of the pages below, trying clicking mirror next to those pages. If you can
access some pages in Answering-Islam but not others, you'll just have to wait a
few weeks. The following pages have been specifically selected to give
Christians a starting point so they can gain competence when talking to Muslims.
Most of the links are short in length, but not all.
Acquaint yourself with as many testimonies(mirror) of people who
have converted from Islam as possible - there are many on the Answering-Islam
site. This will give you insight into some of the struggles Muslims face when
questioning their faith and help you to speak with them. Often a powerful
testimony is the turning point for many Muslims, I highly recommend the
following, WHY I BECAME A
CHRISTIAN by Sultan Muhammad Paul, GOD HAS CHOSEN FOR ME
EVERLASTING LIFE by Hamran Ambrie and The Story of Zia
Nodrat .
The serious Christian should become familiar with the
"Answering Islam"(mirror) home page. It also contains
many links to other excellent sites. I am particularly impressed by the honesty
shown on the Answering Islam site: see Hoaxes removed(mirror). I can
find no such thing on any of the Muslim sites. Muslims often believe that Islam
is superior to Christianity; some Muslims would respond to the above challenge
offered by Answering Islam. Answering Islam also felt it was necessary to make
the following Response to
the Muslim site Answering-Christianity.
Many excellent books written by
former Muslims are available from The
Light-of-Life.
This site may prove useful if you happen to be
getting involved in very deep discussions with Muslims Islam
Unveiled
Muslim apologists often refer to what
seems like a contradiction in the genealogies given in Matthew and Luke. These
genealogies are held up as examples of contradictions within the Bible, perhaps
more than any other text. Here is the Solution See also 101 Contradictions
for the solutions to this and other seeming contradictions. Josh McDowell deals
with genealogies in detail. See p. 294-300 of The
New Evidence That Demands a Verdict.
Many Muslim apologists are
claiming that Mohammed was the Prophet whom Moses spoke of. This Prophet was to
be like Moses, but the Quran opposes the view that Mohammed was a Prophet like
Moses. See Like
Moses?
Many Muslim authors claim that Islam gives a
women more rights than Christianity, you can be the judge of this yourself, Women's rights.
Keep in
mind that Muslims are permitted to lie if lying furthers the cause of Islam.
Muslims are permitted to lie in times of war. The spread of Islam is seen by
many Muslim expansionists as a type of battle or war against the infidel (this
is why the apostate is seen as a traitor). See Lying for Allah and Lying for the
cause.
No doctrine is attacked as much as the doctrine of the
Trinity. Muslims claim that Islam has only One God. Does the Bible
teach that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are God? see The Trinity and Jewishness and the Trinity.
We also recommend the Christian video "Witnesses of Jehovah" as
some Muslims are fond of quoting from the New World Translation. Many Muslims
believe that Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians. The video proves conclusively
that the Watch Tower Society is dishonest and the New World Translation is
inaccurate. The site Answering Islam also discusses the beliefs of others that
Muslims are fond of quoting to try and discredit the Bible (in particular the "Seminar")
Many Muslim authors are fond of pointing to the
failures of what they believe is the Christian West. Islam only looks good when
it compares itself to the immoral and the atheist. Divorce, immorality etc. have
risen in recent years because society as a whole has turned away from what the
Bible teaches.
Keep in mind that some of the criticisms Muslims make
actually have some value. Some Muslims have rightly criticized many Christians
for using God as a kind of ‘Santa Clause’. We often test God by imagining that
our own desires are more important than God’s will. George MacDonald
(1824-1905) makes this point vividly.
Muslim Apologists claim
that the Quran which they possess today is exactly the same as the original
which Mohammed possessed. Different Arabic Quran's in
print today (mirror) is concise and
dispels the claim that there is only one Arabic Quran.
Note: Todays
Arabic Quran's seem to be very close to the original. However, it is not the best
preserved ancient text, it is a medieval text. The Bible is an ancient text and
no other ancient text has been preserved as well as the Bible.
If you are interested in the fine details of the text of the Quran I
highly recommend the following site, it is a must read for all Christians who
are committed to evangelising to Muslims. http://www.callnetuk.com/home/aperfectquran/main.htm
in particular the forward, intro., preface and the 1st few chapters. This site
(which is also a book) was specifically written for Muslims. Respected Muslim
authors are constantly quoted on this site. The knowledge found here can cause
the honest Muslim to begin to question what he/she has been taught about Islam
(something which is heavily discouraged in Islam).
The Most
Beautiful Book
The Quran may claim to be the most beautiful book, but
the Bible contains the most beautiful message. Muslims claim that no one can
produce a Sura like the Sura's in the Quran and therefore it must be divine in
origin.
"And if you are in doubt as to which We have revealed to Our
servant, then produce a Sura like it, and call on your helper, besides
Allah, if you are truthful." Sura Al Baqarah (2):23
You can make up
your own mind about this see a Sura like it.
Even
if it is true that the no human or angel could produce a Sura like any of the
Sura's in the Quran this does not mean it comes from God, it could come from
Satan see HOW TO
TEST A REVELATION ACCORDING TO THE TORAH as miracles are not proof that
something comes from God.
Some Church goers are
taking an unhealthy interest in Islam. They need our help. Most of us are unable
to help because we know so little about Islam, it is a religion which seems
threatening, most of us would rather not get involved. When Christians do get
involved they are often met with a resistance that they have never experienced
when witnessing to others.
Christians are sometimes frustrated when
talking to Muslims. They often say things which are offensive to Muslims and
don't even know it. They usually have very little knowledge about Islam and some
find it difficult to locate suitable information. The sites and the books given
should help solve that problem. Added knowledge will help give confidence. It
will also help Christians to understand how difficult it is for a Muslim to give
up Islam, only a few understand this.
Keep in mind that this page and
the following article are not written for Muslims, but for those who are in
danger of being deceived by Islam.
'Other Issues' includes some
valuable resources provided by Messianic Jews
If you are one of those who have chosen not to read
the suggested links above, and you do believe that Islam has a case, I suggest
you read the following article, it is hard-hitting and concise. It is not
intended to be flattering toward Islam, it presents the shocking truth (many of
the facts in this article are hard to accept. Human beings are capable of awful
things especially when they believe that they are necessary evils.) The Quran
and Hadith's glorify war and provoke hatred for the infidel. It must be
remembered that many Muslims treat non-Muslims as equals, but this is not
because of the Quran, but in spite of the Quran.
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