Note added a little later:
Bornao, I am sorry I was so blunt and matter-of-fact with you, throughout our exchange. It expressed only my concern, but not my love for you, and I sincerely regret that. Yet you remained civil, gentle and sweet the whole way through. We have dealt with some harsh Muslims so maybe it was force of habit, but that certainly isn't an excuse. I am sorry for how I posted, and I hope you can forgive me for it.
Now I am ashamed. I read the Galileo Galilei thing which I wrote.
We are more upset about the anti-Gospel and anti-intellectual nature of the
Roman Catholic church -
during the dark ages - than you are, because it acted contrary to the Gospel, and those Gospel-contrary actions prevent people from picking up and reading the Gospel unto this day.
1Th 5:21
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.You might have noticed our Arabic section, that includes links to an Arabic bible if that would make it easier for you to read. Also an Arabic audio Gospel that you can listen to:
http://islamchristianforum.com/index.php?board=71.0Unfortunately Islam continues to be anti-intellectual as evidenced by it's madrassas. Look at the educational system of the Taliban. That is the future of Islam. Or whichever faction is more murderous, violent, oppressive and reprobate than the Taliban. The Muslim Brotherhood is inciting the burning of churches, and Christians are being murdered everywhere they have influence.
Whichever Islamic faction becomes the most evil and violent is who will be ruling over Muhammad's followers - over you - and deep down I believe you understand that.We are mad about the
Roman Church crusades and it's other murders of millions of Jews, Muslims
AND CHRISTIANS because it prevents people from reading the Gospel and coming to know the love of the one true God, because your impression is that the Gospel is the opposite of the love that it in fact expresses. Read the Gospel and see if you can find one place where Christians are called to do anything other than to love everyone. Here is our law in a nutshell
Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment. 31 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:Mat 22:39
And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Whether those neighbors are Jews, Muslims or atheists.
And for how we are to treat our enemies?
Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;There is nothing in the Gospel that contradicts the above verses.
Yet Islam continues it 1400 year reign of murder unto today with over 18,000 deadly Islamic terror attacks around the world, just since 9-11.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.comMuhammad's true followers continue to engage in imperialistic conquest and murder as their prophet did, and commanded them to do.
Surah 9.29
Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. 30 The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth!Sura 9.111
Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah. then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme.But Muhammad was ignorant to the Gospel or he would have known that the Gospel calls for Jesus' followers to love our neighbors, not fight and slay them. Thus he lied about the Gospel in that verse.
Qur'an Sura 33:26
Allah took down the People of the Scripture Book. He cast terror into their hearts. Some you slew, and some you made prisoners. And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and their goods, giving you a land which you had not traversed before. And Allah has power over all things.Muhammad's true followers continue to take down the "People of the Scripture Book", and cast terror into our hearts unto this day.
more here
http://islamchristianforum.com/index.php?topic=2983.0 I thougt someone was shouting at me, showing my face with his finger and sayin you did that and that bla bla bla. Brother, sometime when I write, I can't show my emotions correctly. (This is not my original langue.) But trust, when I was writing these all, I was smileing all the time.
Peace