For the most part, those of us who live in the western world, including many Christians...
...do not understand or recognize the great danger that certain elements of the Islamic religion pose to mankind. Few of us know it is Islam's ultimate goal to conquer the world for Allah by any means necessary. This is no small matter.
In recent days, for example, several Muslim inmates have matter-of-factly told me that the goal of Islam is to make every person a Muslim who will worship Allah. First, they will offer those who do not follow Islam the chance to passively accept Islam and to embrace its tenets. Secondly, however, if one still declines to embrace this belief system that he would be granted one last opportunity to change his mind while a sword is held above his head. Then, if at this moment he has a change of heart and is wiling to call upon Allah, he will be spared. If not, he dies.
This is scary. One must either succumb and surrender, or reject Allah and be beheaded on the spot, executed as an unrepentant infidel.
As a Christian, I know the Bible speaks about the "last days" and the "end times." A period of intense tribulation mingled with satanic deceptions will exist on earth just prior to Christ's return. It will be a time, Jesus said, that men's hearts will be failing them for fear over all the terrible things that shall be occurring (Luke 21:26).
As a Christian, therefore, I believe that those who do not know Jesus as their Savior and Lord, who know nothing about His love, mercy and compassion, need to be given the good news. They need to hear that Christ died for their sins, according to the Scriptures, that He rose again, and now lives to forgive and help all who call upon Him in faith.
As Jesus said to His disciples, "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work" (John 9:4).
A dark night is indeed on the horizon and all nations will experience it. So we who are believers in Christ must do our work of evangelism today.
D.B.
In recent days, for example, several Muslim inmates have matter-of-factly told me that the goal of Islam is to make every person a Muslim who will worship Allah. First, they will offer those who do not follow Islam the chance to passively accept Islam and to embrace its tenets. Secondly, however, if one still declines to embrace this belief system that he would be granted one last opportunity to change his mind while a sword is held above his head. Then, if at this moment he has a change of heart and is wiling to call upon Allah, he will be spared. If not, he dies.
This is scary. One must either succumb and surrender, or reject Allah and be beheaded on the spot, executed as an unrepentant infidel.
As a Christian, I know the Bible speaks about the "last days" and the "end times." A period of intense tribulation mingled with satanic deceptions will exist on earth just prior to Christ's return. It will be a time, Jesus said, that men's hearts will be failing them for fear over all the terrible things that shall be occurring (Luke 21:26).
As a Christian, therefore, I believe that those who do not know Jesus as their Savior and Lord, who know nothing about His love, mercy and compassion, need to be given the good news. They need to hear that Christ died for their sins, according to the Scriptures, that He rose again, and now lives to forgive and help all who call upon Him in faith.
As Jesus said to His disciples, "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work" (John 9:4).
A dark night is indeed on the horizon and all nations will experience it. So we who are believers in Christ must do our work of evangelism today.
D.B.
