Is Islam Part OF God's Plan?

http://www.zenit.org/ ^ | July 11, 2010 | Mirko Testa

[Biggirl]

ROME, JULY 9, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The coexistence of Christians and Muslims is good for civil society because their mutual questioning of the other's faith acts as a stimulus and leads to deeper understanding, says a Jesuit priest who is an expert in Islamic studies.

This is the opinion of Father Samir Khalil Samir, an Islamic scholar and Catholic theologian born in Egypt and based in the Middle East for more than 20 years.

He teaches Catholic theology and Islamic studies at St. Joseph University in Beirut, is founder of the CEDRAC research institute and is author of many articles and books, including "111 Questions on Islam."

[Gamecock]

The author writes this article on the false premise islam is a merely religion.

The author's premise is consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

[gulfcoast6]

You have caused a good debate with this, so good to see Christians intermingle with thoughts and discussion...

[Biggirl]

This what I want see, discussions on what is important in the world of current events and faith. Better then flaming each other. :)=^..^=

Thank-you. :)=^..^=

[Man50D]

The author's premise is consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church better wake up to reality.

Islamic Scholar Warns U.S. of 'Two-Faced' Muslims

[STD]

As the muslim gang surrounded the lone Christian male, a knife slashed across his abdomen. The attackers reached inside a pulled the vicims intestines out and placed them inside the his hands. One shouts; this is a gift from allah’ Crying out, another attacker with blood up to his elbows screams ‘Our God is greatest, the muslims left the man alone to die.

[Biggirl]

Proof that the “Allah” that Muslims worship is the DEVIL.

[Cvengr]

God’s Plan does not require to performance of that which is “good for nothingness”, which is also a type of sin. His Plan is anything but sinful. His Plan never misses the mark.

He doesn’t keep people from straying away from His Plan, insofar as He doesn’t intrude upon volition, nor the consequences of our volition and decisions. By grace, He is free, by remaining perfectly just and righteous, to provide for us, so that we might accept His grace and return to Him through faith in Christ.

Without returning through faith in Christ, we have no forgiveness of sin and still stand out of fellowship with Him. We return into fellowship first by turning back to Him, through faith in Christ, then confessing those known and unknown sins to Him through faith alone in Christ alone.

At that point we might be in the right time and right place to perform in accordance with His Plan.

[Cvengr]

As in so many theological questions, the very first thing a good student will discern is the framework inherent in the question.

Father Samir: The problem we are experiencing both in the Church as well as in Islam is that we are not always able to transmit the faith easily to the new generation and the generations to come. The question we ask ourselves is: In what way should we rethink the faith for young people, but also in parishes or in mosques, in the talks that religious address to their faithful?

The question as framed, fails to properly address the mechanism by which Christian faith is provided. We do not transmit saving faith to any other human being, but God the Holy Spirit provides and grows that faith in us, while we remain with Him.

The entire line of reasoning which would follow any acceptance of the question, as a valid premise, falls out of fellowship with God. Ergo, wrong question.