"You're a hateful bigot!", "You're just taking revenge!", "You're acting out of hate, not love." …Of the thousands of emails and phone calls we are receiving, these statements are fairly common. If they were true, it would most certainly invalidate what we are doing.
"What? you're agreeing that you should stop?" Well, no.
Let me start by saying I can understand why you might think we're being hateful. If you fail to stop and look at what we really say, who we are, and how we act, then a first impression can very well be just that.
But do we hate? Are we bigots? Absolutely not. Not one of us here harbors any hatred toward any person or group of people, and you can see that if you listen to and read our words carefully. Our message is about Islam and not about a people or person.
To Christians, we say "stand up for truth", to non-Christians, we say "seek the truth, and find Jesus".
Love is expressed in different ways, and if you take a moment to think about it you'll see that. A parent does not always accept and tolerate what his child does. Sometimes what he does or says is wrong and it needs correction. If a parent corrects his child does that mean it's not love? of course not. There is a need to warn, there is a need to correct, and there is a need to speak the truth.
At this time there is a real need for Christians to stand for truth. True love is expressed when we speak the truth. Consider the words of Solomon:
Please also note that our actions do not spring from fear or anger. We wish to speak the truth. Because we love Muslims, Christians, Atheists and everyone else, we want them to see and find the truth. You will find that truth in the Bible, the word of God.
The threat of radical Islam will be very real, regardless of our actions. Islam is radical at its most fundamental level, the Koran. Burning or not burning the Koran will not make that go away and the whole world needs desperately to see the truth.
Thanks for reading.
"What? you're agreeing that you should stop?" Well, no.
Let me start by saying I can understand why you might think we're being hateful. If you fail to stop and look at what we really say, who we are, and how we act, then a first impression can very well be just that.
But do we hate? Are we bigots? Absolutely not. Not one of us here harbors any hatred toward any person or group of people, and you can see that if you listen to and read our words carefully. Our message is about Islam and not about a people or person.
To Christians, we say "stand up for truth", to non-Christians, we say "seek the truth, and find Jesus".
Love is expressed in different ways, and if you take a moment to think about it you'll see that. A parent does not always accept and tolerate what his child does. Sometimes what he does or says is wrong and it needs correction. If a parent corrects his child does that mean it's not love? of course not. There is a need to warn, there is a need to correct, and there is a need to speak the truth.
At this time there is a real need for Christians to stand for truth. True love is expressed when we speak the truth. Consider the words of Solomon:
"Wounds from a friend can be trusted,Jesus offended people, and he did it in love. His mission was not to offend, but in speaking the truth he offended people so much that they killed him. Our mission is also not to offend, but to speak the truth. When money changers were in the temple, Jesus braided a whip and drove them out. Did he hate them? No. Was he showing his love for God and for the people? Absolutely. When we sin and offend God, then we are really in a dangerous place.
but an enemy multiplies kisses." (Proverbs 27:6 NIV)
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." (1 Corinthians 13:6 NIV)Another commonly quoted passage is that we should "do unto others as we would have them do unto us". Very true. If someone you love is about to walk in front of a mack truck and be killed, I would very much like them to yell and scream and be as offensive as they need to be to get me to wake up and get out of the way! Islam is dangerous. It's dangerous to Muslims because it is teaching them that Jesus Christ is not the way, yet he is. Islam is dangerous to non-Muslims because Muhammad taught and practiced violence toward non-Muslims. Islam is kind of like that mack truck.
Please also note that our actions do not spring from fear or anger. We wish to speak the truth. Because we love Muslims, Christians, Atheists and everyone else, we want them to see and find the truth. You will find that truth in the Bible, the word of God.
The threat of radical Islam will be very real, regardless of our actions. Islam is radical at its most fundamental level, the Koran. Burning or not burning the Koran will not make that go away and the whole world needs desperately to see the truth.
Thanks for reading.
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