islam questions

countercultural you cannot live out the kingdom and not be counter-cultural,

Islam or MUSLIM

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fear Especially when we are afraid, the mind becomes very intent on drawing connections,

fear leads to anger anger leads to hate hate leads to suffering That fear can lead to stereotyping and categorizing and prejudice

fear when you combine the suspicion and worry with the images of horror and shock

fear prejudice hate violence

Blaise Pascal People never do evil so completely and as cheerfully as when they do it from religious convictions.

Islam is inherently violent

Christians and non-Christians alike need to eradicate Islam now while we can still do it

God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un

do not let yourself get SUCKED into FEAR

We are called to live in love as Christ loved us and gave His life for us.

1 John 4:16-18 We know how much God loves us… God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect… Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.

you can’t love somebody & be afraid of them you can’t love somebody & be afraid of them. you can’t love somebody & be prejudiced of them. you can’t love somebody & hate them. you can’t love somebody & engage in violence against them.

no prohibition on violence koran no prohibition on violence

don’t get sucked into stereotyping

irrelevant But actually, & this is where the rubber hits the road, that is actually irrelevant.

the love of God applies to people for whom it doesn’t make sense to apply people like you and me!

We are to be a people who live out His love

Matthew 5:43-48

Matthew 5:45 He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. God loves like the sun shines and like the rain falls.

LOVE your ENEMIES

Luke 6:27-28 Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,  bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

God & his kingdom is so beautiful because He goes beyond the normal defies the common sense

Matthew 5:44-45 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. 

Do we look like our Father? Mark of the kingdom Do we look like our Father? That is the distinguishing mark of a child of God. This is the central thing, the criteria, the essential mark of the kingdom.

LOVE drive out FEAR You let that love drive out fear even when it makes sense to be afraid.

This is the bull’s eye

common sense Jesus Christ who is Lord of your life? common sense Jesus Christ

individuals made in the image of God Individuals [CLICK] made in the image of God

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devout… but no relationship with God fear is the main motivation Muslims devout… but no relationship with God fear is the main motivation …. [CLICK] fear is the main motivation

If you have a relationship with God Motivated by love Drives out fear Transforms from the inside out Joy Offers hope

receive the love & give the love we can never do that if we ourselves are not getting it.

put on display the beauty of God!

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