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To: quadrant
It would be wonderful if Muslims were to embrace Christianity, but mass conversion is very unlikely. Islam is demonically inspired religion and as such has a violent and potent grip on Muslims. They will not be persuaded to abandon the faith easily. Such an act would take a miracle that is beyond human capacity.

I hope you will join me in praying for exactly that miracle. Before The Wall came down, Soviet Communism looked unassailable, and the "smart" people in the West were constantly cutting secret deals with perceived winning side. Whittaker Chambers felt, when he left The Party, that he'd joined the losing side. Yet, almost overnight, a whole worldview shattered. I was in Ukraine in 1992, and those folks were devastated that the whole justification for their disciplined, sacrificial lives was discredited. They were also eager to hear the Gospel.

Pending such a miracle, I take joy in the progress the Gospel is making today in Iran. More Persians have come to Christ there since 1980 than in the thousand years before. Islam depends on a series of cultural and linguistic firewalls -- but information technology is breaching those.

Meanwhile, millions of the best and brightest young people from Muslim nations are pursuing American degrees. Most are eager to make American friends -- but only 10% or so will see the inside of an American home. Since God has brought them halfway around the world, why not go halfway across town? English is a weird language, and coaching / editing from us can be a career lifeline for them.

13 posted on 11/07/2010 11:11:45 AM PST by RJR_fan (Christians need to reclaim and excel in the genre of science fiction.)
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To: RJR_fan
Willingly, joyfully, hopefully, I shall join you in such prayers.
However, Islam is a far more formidable doctrine than was Communism. People may have believed in Communism with a fervor similar to that of religious devotion, but Muslims believe with religious devotion.
Iran offers great prospects for evangelism. As in other lands, Islam was imposed on Persia by military force, but unlike Mesopotamia and other areas of the Middle East, Iran retained its language and culture. I hope and pray that Iranians will see that Islam is a religion that leads to death.
23 posted on 11/07/2010 12:40:09 PM PST by quadrant (1o)
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