There are no moderate Muslims, and can be no moderate Muslims, because the Islam of Mohammad is not itself moderate. A fundamental part of Islam is that Mohammad is considered a Perfect Man, to be emulated by all Muslims. Their Perfect Man was a bandit chieftain who made his living from robbing caravans and looting towns. Mad Mo was a murderer, rapist, child molester, liar, and robber.
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Moderates cannot be negotiated with, because while they can accept concessions from our side, they cannot deliver commitments from the Muslim side. They speak only for themselves
Go to Lebanon. Muslims, Jews, and Christians living together in relative peace. Some women wear burkas; other go in plain shirts and skirts.
The muslims in Iraq in the Iraqi army and police force are willing to give their lives and work with Christians in making a better future for themselves.
My CAD engineer Kasem Rubeiz is muslim, goes to his mosque in the morning and evening, and plays a wickedly good game of dominos. He's chopped off no heads.
In John 13:34-35 Christ commands us to "Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
The Apostle Paul taught us to spread the word, not pick up arms to force conversion. When Roman guards, or Greek politicians came to Christ, it was not because of war, and it wasn't because Paul said "your religion/country persecuted us before so we will shun you"; it was because Paul continued his preaching and when someone showed a change he acted on it.
Overtures from ANY religion should be welcomed and embraced.
There are lots of ‘bad’ Muslims that can be reached for Christ. I know a few, and we talk to them from time to time. I have a couple of friends who are much better at it than I am- they’ve actually lived in the ME before, and understand the Koran much better than me, and they’re perfectly comfortable hanging with them, hashing out theological debates and making invitations to grace.
These are the types of things the church had better wake up to if we truly intend to bring salvation to them.
If we don’t, Jesus will be our judge.