Posted on 01/09/2017 7:23:44 AM PST by Petrosius
Thousands of Muslims are turning to Jesus Christ and what they view as the "religion of freedom" amid ongoing bloodshed in the Middle East, reports indicate. Some churches hope that millions of people will accept Christ amid a "spiritual hunger" that is forming in the wake of persecution.
Voice Of the Martyrs Canada, which supports Christian radio broadcasts in the region, told BosNewsLife that despite the mass exodus of Christians from Iraq and Syria due to terrorism, persecution, and war, scores of Muslims are making the decision to embrace Christianity.
"There are thousands upon thousands coming to Christ," VOMC revealed. "We are in regular contact with our FM stations in Iraq and have talked with many people who have family in the Middle East."
"Some of our Middle Eastern broadcasters have shared testimonies [about many turning to Christ] with us, which they hear directly from listeners when visiting there ..."
In Iran, Christian house churches are regularly targeted and shut down by the nation's Islamic government. Despite this persecution, mission group Elam Ministries revealed that Christians have been growing in terms of numbers, and today estimates suggest there are 360,000 believers in Iran – up from only 500 in 1979.
"Church leaders believe that millions can be added to the church in the next few years -- such is the spiritual hunger that exists and the disillusionment with the Islamic regime," Elam Ministries stated.
"If we remain faithful to our calling, our conviction is that it is possible to see the nation transformed within our lifetime. Because Iran is
Muslim refugees in Europe have also reportedly been undergoing mass conversions of faith. A June 2016 article from The Guardian noted anecdotal data of rising Christian church attendance in Europe by Muslims.
Trinity church in the Berlin suburb of Steglitz, for instance, saw its congregation rise from 150 to 700 due to new Muslim converts, while the Austrian Catholic Church saw its applications for adult baptism swell by nearly 70 percent in the first three months of 2016.
"I found that the history of Islam was completely different from what we were taught at school. Maybe, I thought, it was a religion that began with violence," an Iranian convert, 32-year-old Johannes, said.
"A religion that began with violence cannot lead people to freedom and love. Jesus Christ said 'those who use the sword will die by the sword.' This really changed my mind," he added.
More churches in Germany reported this growing phenomena in December 2016, with The Independent noting that Muslims, especially Iranians, are seeing Christianity as a new chance at freedom.
"A lot of them come to Germany and think, here I can choose my religion and I want to choose a religion of freedom," said Matthias Linke, a priest from the Evangelical-Freikirchlichen Gemeinde in Berlin.
"For many Iranians that I've baptized, Christianity is the religion of freedom."
It would help to have a pope who is a Christian leader.
Praise God!
Taquiyya. Nuf said.
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”
Re 3:20
there is a good chance the only reason they are muslim to begin with is because Muslim raped, murdered, and forcibly converted their ancestors.
If they’ve been tortured and pressured into reverting back to Islam and have resisted, you can be more assured its a genuine conversion.
Thank you for posting. What an encouragement.
Small silver lining.
Bingo...not an inch!
It’s estimated that a lot of kids in the middle east watch Christian TV programs for kids, and that their parents let them do this, because those shows do not end up with their kids being radicalized (as would happen if they watch incessant incitement to radical islam).
That will have an impact on the next generation.
Perhaps in Europe but not in Iran.
Interesting. This helps to remain joyful despite the very public advance by Satan.
Last call before Tribulation?
Joel Richardson has been reporting on this phenomenon for over a decade. Thousands of muslims report being visited by Jesus in dreams and being told to come to him.
THIS IS THE MUSLIM DOCTRINE OF TAQIYYA UP CLOSE:
LIE TO ALL CHRISTIANS (AND INFIDELS)
Taqiyya is practiced once they are allowed into a country (feigning refugee status).
<><> (a) Muslim refugees have pretended to convert to Christianity;
<><>(b) an Islamic gunman gained entrance to a church by feigning interest in Christian prayers.
REALTIME "MUSLIM CONVERSION"---PLAN TO SLAUGHTER CHRISTIANS
In Turkey, to get close enough to a Christian pastor to assassinate him, a group of Muslims including three women feigned interest in Christianity, attended his church for over a year, and even participated in baptism ceremonies. Said the pastor: "These Muslim people had infiltrated our church and collected information about me, my family and the church and were preparing an attack against us. Two of the Muslims attended our church for over a year. They acted like family."
there is a good chance the only reason they are muslim to begin with is because Muslim raped, murdered, and forcibly converted their ancestors.
Bingo! Because islam expands by force. So I ask muslims, why would practice the religion of your conquerors?
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