"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1)
A key difference between, "the Faith of Jesus," and Islam is that in the former, "Jesus Paid It All." In the latter--------------- you "pay it all."
Mark, one of the speakers in the BEE Conference in Romania, has lived in Indonesia for over 21 years, working among Muslims. He said there is a verse in the Koran which says, "'They shall fight in the name of allah. They shall pay with themselves and thereby gain heaven.' Muslims believe that is the Bible message. 'Rejoice in the bargain you have made....Work and you will be saved....You will either slay or be slain.'" He said islam teaches that "the only assurance to gain heaven is to die in jihad. If you die in jihad, you can take 72 persons with you." The "religion of peace" teaches that you and I, Jews, and all who do not follow allah and mohammed will go to hell. mohammed said that "even some Muslims go to hell until their sins are burned up." Mark said islam teaches that allah "has bought from the believers their lives and property. They are slaves. Their bowing-in-prayer position is the same as a salve. I have never seen a happy Muslim."
We know that Jesus took Hell for you and me; Jesus took, "our sins in His Own Body," so that not one Follower of Christ will go to Hell. You and I need not fear the fires of Hell, because, "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them...." Romans 5 declares, "....While we were still sinners, Christ died for us....So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men."
In 1964, I heard Charlie Stivers sing, "I've Anchored My Soul in the Haven of Rest." I shall never forget that evening. Of course I have seen Jesus in the face of thousands of Believers over the decades, but for some reason, that night has always stayed with me. Maybe the fact that Charlie was 92 years old and had seen many a storm, yet the Light, Jesus, was still shining brightly. Oh, Father, may it always be so in me.
Father, in Jesus'Name, grant that I may continue in faithful praying for Muslims, and for those who have come to You in Jesus from islamic backgrounds. Holy Spirit, release rival fires throughout the Muslim world! Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
