We need to support what Jones is doing.
Stop and think for a moment, what are the OTHER Christian pastors doing in our fight against islam?
Most I know of are busy telling us there's no war against islam.
Hopefully preaching the gospel.
I agree. It’s always we who have to be the “tolerant” ones, and no one will admit that the Muslims don’t see it as kindness but as weakness, and every capitulation only emboldens them to begin the next push of the boundaries. They’re already killing innocent people and have been for decades, the only appeasement they want is global caliphate. Do we give that to them, in order to “keep the peace”?
I’d like to burn a Koran.
HOWEVER . . .
I’ve been pondering, as a Christian and in light of scripture, just how Jesus and his true followers would handle this situation.
Old Testament faithful were certainly commanded to search and destroy and often punished when they didn’t. It is clear from scripture, both old and new, that Jehovah will tolerate no gods before him — or his Son.
However, the approach changed dramatically during and after Christ’s ministry. The Old Covenant was designed to keep a bloodline pure and a people faithful, even against their will, until He came.
With God on earth in the form of the Son, we see different tactics in dealing with the Enemy.
Jesus was downright polite in dealing with idolatrous Samaritans. He rebuked the apostles when they suggested calling down fire from heaven upon them. He was kind to the Syro-Phonecian woman — from the Baal-worshipping culture that produced Jezebel.
When Paul was in Athens on Mars Hill, looking at idols to false gods, he chose to teach rather than to destroy. Sorcerers and worshippers of Diana in Ephesus willingly burned their scrolls after conversion. The weapon that melted their hearts was the gospel, nothing violent.
Jesus warns in the Sermon on the Mount that we will be slandered and persecuted. He says to turn the other cheek.
He prays, as recorded in John’s gospel, “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
Romans 13 argues eloquently to “leave room for God’s wrath” and not to take things into our own hands.
Perhaps the real problem is our lack of faith.
Perhaps they really would believe that God sent his Son if Christians, united, had enough faith to approach and teach rather than shrink in terror.
Perhaps we are to confront the muslim problem in America with scripture’s approach — weak in our eyes, dependent on Jehovah.
I would prefer to “pour burning coals on their heads” with Jesus’ approach rather than get in a physical firefight because we don’t believe His way will work.
I always remember that free speech means having to hear nasty things, whether anyone agrees with them or not.
I don’t like what this pastor is doing but I defend his right to do it.
And just to repeat a previous post...I find it very entertaining!
There's one in Tenn that's going to burn Qu'rans.
Preaching the Gospel and letting Jesus be the offense...