Muslim visions of living Christ

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[Slyfox]

I've never heard of someone trying on Christ for a week.

God works with each soul. People who may seem to have come to Christ in a short time have probably been nursing doubts for quite awhile. The opportunity arises for God to act and He does. Same thing happened to Paul.

[lavaroise]

Funny how we have world leaders telling us what their vision is, journalists posting false prophecies of great times to come with peace processes, all having variations in their views that distinguish them. Meanwhile the rest of us sit flabergasted by their sheer power impersonating acts of stupidity, finding much more balance in the people whose stories relate us how against all odds and government incentives and tortures they stubbornly kept on their faith.

While I abhor peace nicks making a mockery of Christian peacefulness by asking us to be human shields against terrorists, I do admire the ones who are capable to think otherwise than what they are told to think - or previously enjoyed thinking. There is a marked difference between peaceful consciousness with a genuine authority defying independent loving thinking for the weak at the risk of one's life, and caving in to evil powers for pretentious sakes of "peace" hidding the cowardice of those who would not lift a finger to show nor demonstrate love to the weak.

I tend to want to believe those accounts of miraculous visions and defying faiths, because they are much more genuine - oriented toward the weak and not power, and run at the risk of one's life, truly self demonstrated. This may close a loop of questions surrounding the question of true faith. After all, the key to teach us the independent thinking - that is key in itself to motivating us to escape Egyptian slavery - is by throwing us into a world of evil and showing the stubborness and resilience of a thinking independent from earthly powers.

Science would indicate that to keep alive and thinking one would have to follow the rules of thinking and behaving prescribed by the state. However, this is a point where science fails as a matter of fact, because how can independent thinking be adopted in brainwashed and studied prescribed behaviors.

This is where the leap of faith takes precedence over everything else. One makes the bet or, better yet, has a vision and the faith that defying all odds will lead to salvation and a good life. It is truly amazing how good forces us to ultimately attempt to break the rules, but not only the rules of the state, but the rules of nature and science in general.

How can one explain that to the elite which depends heavily on "logical" deductions to create policies? No wonder we keep caving in to Chinese and Russian aggression lately. Yet, strength of character and defiance of those powers is so much within our reach. I just hope that Bush will show some character sooner rather than later, that he will see the folly of a "respected" but dark path. Frankly, it is not for my own sake, but merely for his own sake.

[philosofy123]

This a nonsense. The born again croud like to think that these crazy Moslems will be converted. Take this idea out of your head please. Just KILL them! The evangalical nuts collect money to preach to Moslems. They arrest them and kill them like they are doing in Afganistan to the stupid American girl!

[Weirdad]

Praise Jesus. Thanks for the post, and thanks for the flag.

[joathome]

My daughter was instrumental in recently converting a young Muslim woman on her college campus to Christ. It wasn't that easy, though. (Of course, it was really the work of the Holy Spirit. :) )

[cyn]

THANKS for the ping; I note this story is from '96, but is still relevant.

Interesting: this what we are praying for, and once again, God is indeed able to do more than we can ask or imagine -- as is promised. May we never forget that as we continue this hard road.

[cyn]

post 37 also noted and appreciated -- in all things, we must adhere to the Bible as authority, and be alert for anything that sidetracks us from it. In a sense, our freedom in Christ also requires our eternal vigilence for our own and others' souls.

[Lilly]

I bought this "Jesus" video a couple of years ago for my son and we were so disappointed.

At the end of the movie the narrator said the "Sinners Prayer." How deceived. There's no such thing as the Sinner's Prayer. You won't find it in God's Word. And the narrator didn't even offer God's Plan of Salvation at the end of the movie so the unsaved world might know what is required of them to be saved, according to the Gospel.

I spoke to people in my church and a few of my friends on Christian forums and they too were very saddened that this movie teaches error.
They reminded me that this is the accepted error of the day being preached by the majority of the denominational world.

Lilly