Is there a mental block..... when it comes to this.?

[Abbadadda40]

I spent a great deal of time looking into what some people say about Islam. I found that the so-called verses of the sword are not supposed to be translated the way some people do. I also found a jhead is an inner war against sin, which really isn't so different than Paul saying he was at war with his flesh, which wants to sin, but his spirit doesn't. That's a jhead. The over whelming majority of Muslims define it this way. But ISIS does not. Most of the Muslim world has condemned ISIS for what they're doing. The ones who haven't are scared of ISIS. 

 

I want to see peace between all peoples of all religions. ISIS is clearly being run by Satan. All ISIS does is kill, steal, and destroy. That's the devil for you.

Correct about satan, but a few points here...

 

Historically islam has a great many of its followers who agree with the idea that christaians and others are infidels.  There are definitely verses that can be interpreted one way or another but there are definitely ones that cannot be mistaken.  If you look at all the iterations of radical islam over the years it becomes more than just a few crazies perverting the religion.  If you believe the bible we have to believe that there will never be peace between religions until there is a one world religion.  

 

with that being said...people do not like to be told that something they are associated with is wrong.  So people will turn a blind eye to what is obvious to everyone else..the political left often jumps on anything that they can to call others racists while themselves being intolerant as the day is long.

[OakWood]

I spent a great deal of time looking into what some people say about Islam. I found that the so-called verses of the sword are not supposed to be translated the way some people do. I also found a jhead is an inner war against sin, which really isn't so different than Paul saying he was at war with his flesh, which wants to sin, but his spirit doesn't. That's a jhead. The over whelming majority of Muslims define it this way. But ISIS does not. Most of the Muslim world has condemned ISIS for what they're doing. The ones who haven't are scared of ISIS. 

 

I want to see peace between all peoples of all religions. ISIS is clearly being run by Satan. All ISIS does is kill, steal, and destroy. That's the devil for you.

 

The religion of Islam itself is from Satan. ISIS are interpreting Islam exactly as it is meant to be interpreted.

[Arka]

 

I spent a great deal of time looking into what some people say about Islam. I found that the so-called verses of the sword are not supposed to be translated the way some people do. I also found a jhead is an inner war against sin, which really isn't so different than Paul saying he was at war with his flesh, which wants to sin, but his spirit doesn't. That's a jhead. The over whelming majority of Muslims define it this way. But ISIS does not. Most of the Muslim world has condemned ISIS for what they're doing. The ones who haven't are scared of ISIS. 

 

I want to see peace between all peoples of all religions. ISIS is clearly being run by Satan. All ISIS does is kill, steal, and destroy. That's the devil for you.

Correct about satan, but a few points here...

 

Historically islam has a great many of its followers who agree with the idea that christaians and others are infidels.  There are definitely verses that can be interpreted one way or another but there are definitely ones that cannot be mistaken.  If you look at all the iterations of radical islam over the years it becomes more than just a few crazies perverting the religion.  If you believe the bible we have to believe that there will never be peace between religions until there is a one world religion.  

 

with that being said...people do not like to be told that something they are associated with is wrong.  So people will turn a blind eye to what is obvious to everyone else..the political left often jumps on anything that they can to call others racists while themselves being intolerant as the day is long.

 

 

So true! But there are also many Catholics who believe that all non-Catholics are infidels, and Mormons, Baptists, etc. who believe likewise. When someone crosses the line from devotion into radicalism, believing that they are absolutely right about everything and all other views are wrong, the way they treat others is the same no matter what faith or other ideology the radical espouses.

 

Most Muslims, especially the ones living in the Middle East, are just uneducated about the basics of Christianity. I think this is largely because our faith remains banned or repressed--especially in our "allies" like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and now the new Egypt.

[mynameissue]

it is a battle between good and evil..... 

[Qnts2]

There are certain things the people view as their identity, and not simply things they do.

 

I'll use as an example, homosexuality. People who practice homosexuality has been taught that homosexuality is not what they practice but how they were born and who they are. They believe they are homosexuals as their identity. It is like me saying I am short. I am only 5 feet tall, so, based on most views, I am short. If someone said they hated shortey's, I might assume that means they hate me.  So, when you say 'I hate homosexuality', people think you are saying you hate homosexuals because they identify themselves as homosexual by nature. 

 

So, in that case, the people identify themselves by their proclivity to sin. Homosexually oriented people do not have to commit the sin connected to acting on their urges. Most people do not identify themselves or view their person as the sin they commit. An adulterer does not view their lives as defined by their adulterous actions, so when someone says they hate adultery, it is not taken as a personal hatred as they do not see themselves as defined by adultery.

 

Religion is much the same. A person is their religion. That is an important aspect of their identity. Being a Muslim from birth, or being born a Muslim is who they are, not what they practice in their view. So, if a person says they hate Islam, in a Muslims view, you hate them.    

 

What I hate about Islam is that Islam denies who Jesus is. Since the religion denies who Jesus is, it teaches people who I care about, to deny who Jesus is. To deny Who Jesus is, means a person will not receive redemption thru Jesus completed work. Without redemption, people I care about will die without Jesus and that is a tragedy since their ending will be in hell.  

 

For people who identify themselves as homosexuals, they are taught that by nature, they have no choice but to come to terms with who they are and do what is natural for them. Those people are not their sin. They are people who could come to Jesus but they believe Christians hate them because of who they are and Jesus is not for them because of who they are. What a horrible lie.