Posted on 12/26/2014 8:07:31 PM PST by redleghunter
Paul said, where sin abounds, grace abounds even more!
This is truly a testament to that. They are attributing this great awakening to the sin of ISIS and the claim that they are killing their families specifically because of the koran.
Praise be to the one true holy God!!
The church always grows in persecution.
We need to pray diligently for those people.
Do what Christ did and ask questions! this is always better than ‘telling’ as it gets the person that answers to basically answer the questions themselves (instead of you telling them the answer).
The church always grows in persecution.
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Not always. Japanese Martyrs
Great news. Thanks for posting.
Even in Japan, you do have communities of Christian faith. Growth takes time.
But does not the Koran regard Jesus as a minor prophet?
All prophets of Allah are “minor” next to the “last prophet” Mohammed, I would take it. But isn’t “minor prophet” a Judeo-Christian term anyway?
“Though I am a deeply committed Christian, I don’t seem to have that gift of being able to sit down with someone and convince them of the gospel message.”
You’re doing it already by how you live if you are a “deeply committed Christian”.
“I take every opportunity to “plant seeds” so to speak, and then pray that the Holy Spirit will do the rest. I have to admit that I am a bit afraid that I will do more harm than good if I insult his Muslim roots too much.”
Then simply focus on Christ. That is no direct insult to Islam - but he might take it that way. I would think someone here so long would not be so offended by a Christian friend’s deep faith in Christ.
“If any of you have advice for me of exactly how to successfully witness to this Muslim, I am listening!”
Prayer and gentle conversation. Ask him about his faith. Then gently share yours. Focus on who Christ is TO YOU. What He has done FOR YOU. And let him know - in a humble and modest way - that you pray for him and his family often. People often very touched by that and they realize from it that someone genuinely cares about them.
And the rest?
Leave it in the hands of the Holy Spirit until He shows you what to do and when.
The blood of the martyrs is the life of the Church.
It is possible if your friend is a seeker he will start the conversation. It is our duty to always be ready to present the Gospel.
If not, your personal conduct as a Christian will draw, eventually, a conversation. That is why we must all be ready to set an example of the Gospel as well. With word and witness. With our lips and with our walk.
I was once asked “how do you and your family handle all the things in your life with such calm?” After which I tell them it is not us but Christ who is master in our lives. Experience is the majority politely smile and walk away but some ask more questions.
The Holy Spirit moves the person and moves a believer where the Gospel must be heard.
So we have to be ready to serve Christ Jesus at any moment.
I agree to a point. There is a difference, IMO, with “open air” preaching and a one on one with a friend or colleague.
The evangelism you see with a Ray Comfort who approaches total strangers with the Holy standards of God and once the person admits they are sinners and imperfect needing God’s forgiveness, is an open air approach.
Converting to Christianity means accepting the Gospel of Christ, which is incompatible with Islam on several counts.
Converting to Christianity always requires leaving Islam.
Careful, the Isaa of the Koran is not the Jesus of the Bible.
I was watching a Canadian street preacher talk to Muslims and it was pretty cool, with a small crowd standing around on a city corner actually having a back-and-forth.
He pointed out to them that the Koran states Jesus was sinless, whereas Muhammad acknowledged he was a sinner and needed forgiveness. There was a disconnect and you could see them trying to work around this “problem” as they threw out lame responses.
I wonder how many Muslims God has brought to Christ through that disconnect?
“You can see the tears in their eyes when we pray – that God would care,”...
Brothers and sisters, is there any better place to be than poor in spirit, needing Christ, and then REALIZING you are, in fact, LOVED by God the Father through Him?
The Gospel is simple, but we have to first be poor in spirit to even realize the need: “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!” (Matt. 21:31). Mary was right in singing, “He has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty handed.” (Luke 1:53)
Amen wonderful comments.
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