Again..I said that is a start......You cannot expect a Muslim who just accepted Christ as his Saviour and is beginning his journey with Jesus to understand the deep meanings of scripture, before he understands first the 2 most important commandments of Jesus....
Loving GOD with all your heart and loving your neighbor as yourself...
I have walked with Christ for a long time now and I am not a child....I have gained wisdom and learned by trial and error to be a successful witness for Christ to other’s, that do not know him or believe in him....
As I said I do not believe in Strong Arm/Westboro tatics to bring people into the body of Christ....
Personally I’m very thankful someone strong armed me into the body of Christ or I’d still be lost. I’d rather be strong armed into Heaven than loved into Hell any day of the week. But that’s just me.
Making accusations likening FReepers to the Westboro bunch doesn't go over well here. There are some former Freepers who learned that the hard way.
There are more forms of "loving your neighbor" than sweet talk. If a child is bolting into the street and a sixteen wheeler is fast approaching...Most would use their "strong Arm" to yank him away from that road. Regardless if it hurt or not. That Tara, is also "Loving your neighbor".
You are apparently called into the 'Soft-side" of Christianity and that is your calling. But you still need to learn, as with loving your neighbor, some must be 'snatched' away from impending doom with "the Strong-Arm of Christianity"...and leave those who know how to do so to do just that. As you know "there is a time".
God loves to use people, we are the body He uses as He is Spirit. And he uses many various types of individuals at His choosing, some to go into Spiritual Warfare. These do not do so alone, but often times have the 'Strong-Arm' of "prayer warriors" who know how to pray in these matters.
I would not expect God would place a Muslim, new in the faith, on the front lines of battle. In fact I doubt many could go there, with the History of their former belief system. Nobody is saying new Christians should be on the front lines...in fact it is dangerous to send them there as others, who do know what they are doing, end up having to cow-tail to them...they get in the way.
Interesting you would bring up a Muslim though. They are well 'known to imitate Christianity' and are taught how to do so....learn the vocabulary...play the roll etc. But it is one thing to witness to those who do not know Christ....(many on this thread are acquainted with doing so)...it is quite another to go into enemy territory and rescue those trapped by a false and deceptive counterfeit religion or cult.... The terrain one must walk on is far from the same...as are the individuals who oppose those walking there...they protect those they have "kidnapped" and are well trained to do so.
So yes it does take a 'strong arm'..and a close walk with God to carry out His work. And that work can and does require a "Strong-Arm tactic...all in it's time.
Proverbs 27:2
Bible in Basic EnglishFunny how you castigate others (strong arming) for their style of witnessing to those lost in a false belief system"Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips."
And you compare them to the demon infested Westboro Baptist Church people that are glad for the deaths of American soldiers (and spew their vitrolic invectives at funerals of Soldiers), say God hates fags, and generally spew hate with no desire to bring anyone to the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
That is despicable and you should be ashamed.
That's the second time on this thread you so passive-agressively suggested a fellow FReeper might be using 'Westboro' tactics. I think that needs to stop now.
I notice if one Googles TaraP Westboro it is a big deal to you. That's great if you are trying to raise awareness and fight against the ugliness, but don't accuse people here of being associated unless you can back it up.
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