Then Moses and the children
of Israel sang this song
to the LORD, and spoke, saying:
'I will sing to the LORD,
for He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
The LORD is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will exalt Him.
The LORD is a man of war;
the LORD is His name.
Exodus 15:1-3
How often do those who oppose Christianity point to such Scripture to prove that the history of the Hebrew people was a history of war, death, blood, killing of women and children; therefore the Christian faith is not so different from those who kill in the name of their god. They are right, the Bible does point out that many people were killed, cities destroyed by the Hebrews when they entered into the land that had been promised to them by God. This promise was given to Abraham and to his descendants, it was their land and after some 400 years in Egypt they were now returning to their promised land. When Abram (Abraham) entered into the land which God had led him too, did he make war? No! Did he drive out the people that lived there? No! Did Lot live in Sodom? Yes! Was there war in that region? Yes! But not with Abraham, yet those people warred against one another and even took Lot captive causing then Abraham to take action, war to retrieve and save Lot. Abraham was told to go to a land that God would show him: "Now the LORD had said to Abram; 'Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed' (Genesis 12:1-3). Did God instruct Abram to drive out the people of the land to which they were going to inherit? No! God will bless those who bless Abram and his people, but, God is not to be confused with being some laid back non-concerned God about His chosen people. Hurt them and expect God, a God of war to save His people. Do we have confidence that God will save His people from all those who oppose Him? Yes! And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 10:15). God works in the circumstances of life and He uses the common sense which He imbued man with, so man is without excuse and is guilty of death when he opposes God's and His people, and is rebellious towards God.
The Amalekites attacked the traveling Hebrews in the desert by attacking the straggling people; why? These desert people were warring people even among other desert tribes and always were looking for booty. Beyond that they, who without doubt would have known of the feats that occurred with the nation of Israel would have known that these people were the people of the promised land and they did not want them to arrive to their destination. This is true when Joshua after the death of Moses, leading the people into the promised land warred against those who would oppose them their right to be in their land. Some fought and lost, some though may an alliance with Israel and lived in the land alongside the Israelites. One such people that God wanted destroyed due to their attack on God's people was the Amalekites, and Samuel reports that these people lost and their king Agag was taken alive and the Amalekite people were destroyed (1Samuel 15: 8). King Agag being spared was against the will of God and would have lasting affects against the people of Israel. Remember the story of Esther and Haman? Haman was the son of Hammedatha the Agagite who sought to destroy all the Jews (Esther 3:1,6). Many peoples have sought to destroy God's people, whether they be Israelites, or Christian, they oppose them and by doing so they oppose the God of the universe, the creator, the Savior. No matter what they say, whether they call themselves godly, or even use the name of Christ, they in all they do are in opposition and rebellion towards God. Now where do you read that the call of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, or others said to the people of the land they were entering into, or living in, convert to Judiaism or die! If you converted to Judiaism you were accepted as one of God's people. This is true today; accept Christ and be saved, you are of the family of God, one of the blessing given to Abraham.
This is not true of Islam! Convert or die! To the Muslim God requires bloodshed and war to all those who will not convert to Islam, or pay the tax they may require so that you might live, in either case there is duress applied to the people who should accept Islam, if not accepting, then die!
"Believers! Wage war against such infidels as are our neighbors, and let them find you rigorous" (Sura 9:124). "Make war upon such of those (Christians and Jews) to whom the scriptures have been given as believe not in god and His Apostle, and profess not the professor of truth, until they pay tribute out of hand, and they be humbled" (Sura 9:29). "Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. but if they desist, fight none except the evil doers." (Sura 2:193). "those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (satan, etc.). so fight you against the friends of Shaitan (satan); Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaitan (satan) (Sura 4:76). "SAY to those Arabs of the desert, who took not the field, ye shall be called forth against a people of mighty valour. YKe shall do battle with them, or [other translations have 'until'] they shall profess Islam" (Sura 48:16). "O Prophet! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hyporcrites, and be harsh against them" (Sura 9:73). "O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who are the Pious (Sura 9:123). Kill the disbelievers wherever we find them" (Sura 2:191). " fight and slay the Pagans, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem"
(Sura 9:5). "slay or crucify or cut the hands and feet of the unbelievers, hat they b y expelled from the land with disgrace and that they shall have a great punishment in the world hereafter" (Sura 5:34). "Be harsh with unbelievers" (Sura 48:29). "O Prophet! MAKE WAR on the infidels and hypocrites, and deal rigorously with them" (Sura 66:9).
The differences are clear, either become a believer in Allah and live, or not, and die! With Christianity, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Savior and live, if not, then God will judge and deal with that person, not man. There is much more written in the Qur'an that would lead a person to Jihad, or to oppose violently others who do not believe in Islam. No matter your position as a Muslim, for there are no extremist, nor fundamentalist, not radical, for all hold to the doctrines of the Qur'an and it is those doctrines that lead a person to oppose the God of the Bible, the God who loved man and hates sin so that He came as the Son of God, the very Wisdom of God, clothed in humanity to die for sin. It is clear, for the Muslim, convert or die, for the Christian, yes convert to God, but you cannot convert to Him unless He has enabled you, drawn you, and given to you the faith to believe upon Him and when you do you have eternal life with Him and He with you in this life. For the Muslim, to have God's approval, you must openly fight against all who do not believe in Allah, and your reward is to be given to you if you die in his cause.
What a difference! I will show the spread of Islam and how it has affected the world, and Christianity, further, how do we as Christians handle this opposition? Therefore, I will not only show the spread of Islam, but how it is working in today's culture and world.
Blessed is the man
who walks not in
the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path
of sinners, nor sits in the seat
of he scornful; but his delight
is in the law of the LORD, and in
His law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:1-2
Pray Intercessory Prayer for those of Islam
Richard L. Crumb
The Amalekites attacked the traveling Hebrews in the desert by attacking the straggling people; why? These desert people were warring people even among other desert tribes and always were looking for booty. Beyond that they, who without doubt would have known of the feats that occurred with the nation of Israel would have known that these people were the people of the promised land and they did not want them to arrive to their destination. This is true when Joshua after the death of Moses, leading the people into the promised land warred against those who would oppose them their right to be in their land. Some fought and lost, some though may an alliance with Israel and lived in the land alongside the Israelites. One such people that God wanted destroyed due to their attack on God's people was the Amalekites, and Samuel reports that these people lost and their king Agag was taken alive and the Amalekite people were destroyed (1Samuel 15: 8). King Agag being spared was against the will of God and would have lasting affects against the people of Israel. Remember the story of Esther and Haman? Haman was the son of Hammedatha the Agagite who sought to destroy all the Jews (Esther 3:1,6). Many peoples have sought to destroy God's people, whether they be Israelites, or Christian, they oppose them and by doing so they oppose the God of the universe, the creator, the Savior. No matter what they say, whether they call themselves godly, or even use the name of Christ, they in all they do are in opposition and rebellion towards God. Now where do you read that the call of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, or others said to the people of the land they were entering into, or living in, convert to Judiaism or die! If you converted to Judiaism you were accepted as one of God's people. This is true today; accept Christ and be saved, you are of the family of God, one of the blessing given to Abraham.
This is not true of Islam! Convert or die! To the Muslim God requires bloodshed and war to all those who will not convert to Islam, or pay the tax they may require so that you might live, in either case there is duress applied to the people who should accept Islam, if not accepting, then die!
"Believers! Wage war against such infidels as are our neighbors, and let them find you rigorous" (Sura 9:124). "Make war upon such of those (Christians and Jews) to whom the scriptures have been given as believe not in god and His Apostle, and profess not the professor of truth, until they pay tribute out of hand, and they be humbled" (Sura 9:29). "Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. but if they desist, fight none except the evil doers." (Sura 2:193). "those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (satan, etc.). so fight you against the friends of Shaitan (satan); Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaitan (satan) (Sura 4:76). "SAY to those Arabs of the desert, who took not the field, ye shall be called forth against a people of mighty valour. YKe shall do battle with them, or [other translations have 'until'] they shall profess Islam" (Sura 48:16). "O Prophet! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hyporcrites, and be harsh against them" (Sura 9:73). "O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who are the Pious (Sura 9:123). Kill the disbelievers wherever we find them" (Sura 2:191). " fight and slay the Pagans, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem"
(Sura 9:5). "slay or crucify or cut the hands and feet of the unbelievers, hat they b y expelled from the land with disgrace and that they shall have a great punishment in the world hereafter" (Sura 5:34). "Be harsh with unbelievers" (Sura 48:29). "O Prophet! MAKE WAR on the infidels and hypocrites, and deal rigorously with them" (Sura 66:9).
The differences are clear, either become a believer in Allah and live, or not, and die! With Christianity, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Savior and live, if not, then God will judge and deal with that person, not man. There is much more written in the Qur'an that would lead a person to Jihad, or to oppose violently others who do not believe in Islam. No matter your position as a Muslim, for there are no extremist, nor fundamentalist, not radical, for all hold to the doctrines of the Qur'an and it is those doctrines that lead a person to oppose the God of the Bible, the God who loved man and hates sin so that He came as the Son of God, the very Wisdom of God, clothed in humanity to die for sin. It is clear, for the Muslim, convert or die, for the Christian, yes convert to God, but you cannot convert to Him unless He has enabled you, drawn you, and given to you the faith to believe upon Him and when you do you have eternal life with Him and He with you in this life. For the Muslim, to have God's approval, you must openly fight against all who do not believe in Allah, and your reward is to be given to you if you die in his cause.
What a difference! I will show the spread of Islam and how it has affected the world, and Christianity, further, how do we as Christians handle this opposition? Therefore, I will not only show the spread of Islam, but how it is working in today's culture and world.
Blessed is the man
who walks not in
the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the path
of sinners, nor sits in the seat
of he scornful; but his delight
is in the law of the LORD, and in
His law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:1-2
Pray Intercessory Prayer for those of Islam
Richard L. Crumb
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