It’s all over the place, wherever you turn from the rhetoric of the President-elect to the actions of those who despise them: Muslims are the subject of hateful and inflammatory attention. Immediately following the election reports of Muslims being bullied grew substantially. Calls to ban them, spy on them, and even kill them became common place. In light of these recent reports we as Christians need to be ready with a scriptural answer. The truth of the matter is that any hateful, mean-spirited, or destructive views targeting Muslims is unbiblical.
Now I hear my friends who point to the fact that many Muslims wish us ill. They would delight in nothing less than our destruction and yes sometimes even torture. But consider for a moment Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. Pastor Wurmbrand was kidnapped and held in solitary confinement by his Soviet captors for his faith. He was tortured for 14 years enduring hardships unthinkable to us and what do you think his reaction was to those who tortured him? He forgave them, he loved them, and he shared the gospel with them. You see we as Christians are called to love our enemy and do good to those who hate us. We are called to share the gospel with all people regardless of background.
But in sharing the truth we must not back down. We must not compromise. Instead we must strive to be as Jesus in his interactions with the Samaritan woman in John 4. He pointed out her sin, he didn’t back down or water down the message instead he offered her cold hard truth alongside his water of life. In light of the recent events surrounding Islam it is the duty of Christians to reach out sharing the truth in love even when we are hated for it.
Now I hear my friends who point to the fact that many Muslims wish us ill. They would delight in nothing less than our destruction and yes sometimes even torture. But consider for a moment Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. Pastor Wurmbrand was kidnapped and held in solitary confinement by his Soviet captors for his faith. He was tortured for 14 years enduring hardships unthinkable to us and what do you think his reaction was to those who tortured him? He forgave them, he loved them, and he shared the gospel with them. You see we as Christians are called to love our enemy and do good to those who hate us. We are called to share the gospel with all people regardless of background.
But in sharing the truth we must not back down. We must not compromise. Instead we must strive to be as Jesus in his interactions with the Samaritan woman in John 4. He pointed out her sin, he didn’t back down or water down the message instead he offered her cold hard truth alongside his water of life. In light of the recent events surrounding Islam it is the duty of Christians to reach out sharing the truth in love even when we are hated for it.