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CHRISTIAN VISION PROJECT

Living with Islamists

A year in Pakistan gave me a glimpse of what Christian witness might look like today.

Joshua T. White | posted 3/30/2007 09:11AM

What must we learn, and unlearn, to be agents of God's mission in the world? That is the Christian Vision Project's big question for 2007. Evangelical Christians have been learners in mission for several ...

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Skip Baker

Posted: April 10, 2007 2:54 PM


It was an interesting article to see how a Christian got along in a muslem world over the Easter holy days. My prayer is that this openess will remain with those who are in the front lines of this endevor.

Sergey

Posted: April 09, 2007 7:19 PM


Living with Americans (vs. Living with Islamists) at http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTUyMjYzZDlkMDhlYzEwYzkwYzc3YTQ2OWQxMjJhMTE=&w=MA==

Lily	Posted: April 04, 2007 4:57 PM

I am grateful that not all americans hate Muslims, there are many Muslim that have nothing to do with the terrorism. It is very upsetting when people are being judged by their religion, is it their fault for being Muslims, may be yes or may be not. Who are we to judge? What if they have never heard the Gospel. Isn't it our responsibility as christians to tell and show the love of Jesus, and how would Jesus treat them?

Mistersprout

Posted: April 02, 2007 11:55 AM


Excellent article. Very informative, convicting, and encouraging. Thank you!

Brian

Posted: April 01, 2007 12:59 AM

Excellent article. I am struggling at the moment to understand the Muslim faith in light of Christian faith. There seems to be an apparent difference between what you read and see in the media and what is expressed in this article. Tolerance today does not mean what it used to. Today tolerance seems to mean I must accept you and though I accept you I cannot disagree with your religion or faith as that would make me a bigot. Yet I am discovering the Christianity is not given the same treatment at least in North America. Tolerance is defined differently when it comes to Christianity. Having said that I realize that we must embrace Christ and engage all of society with humility, love, understanding, grace, forgiveness, wisdom and discernment and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Chasboard

Posted: March 31, 2007 11:00 PM


Wonderful article. If only we could live together in harmony. radical islam does not willingly tolerate any other religion. we are destined to a clash of religions before the century is out. In the end Jesus will reigh supreme over all, no matter how horrible it may get.

Emily

Posted: March 31, 2007 8:49 PM


Thank you so much for this article! I have previously studied Islam-Christianity overseas and now live in the US with a Muslim from Pakistan. It is my hope that Christians in the West will learn to understand and reach out to Muslims.

Pastor Harold Lay

Posted: March 31, 2007 8:49 AM


A well balanced presentation. It accords well with my interactions with Muslims, both in Lebanon and here in the United States.

Constance

Posted: March 30, 2007 11:30 PM

I have had a parallel though homegrown experience with a Turkish international student living with me for almost three years, and meaningful relationships with others in her Muslim faith community. I love her as a sister in Christ, and yet though we are so similar in heart and soul and desire to seek and faithfully follow the one true God, we are not sisters *in Christ.* Sometimes I've been confused, because I dialogue rather than debate, and agree with her on many issues--until we get to the being and life and death and resurrection of Jesus. Mostly we have been blessed to know each other. I think God is trying to awaken post-9/11 American Christians to trust that he is God by his own definition--he doesn't need us to define and defend him. He is without equal as Lord of the Universe--he isn't about to become less when people understand him imperfectly. He *wants* us to eagerly know and treasure *all* of the people he has created--to live and love as Jesus did.

Aaron Cavanaugh

Posted: March 30, 2007 11:04 PM


Hi, I wonder if Christian Americans are thinking about the way they think about Muslims and Islam if they have never even met one? Thanks. God Bless. Aaron.

Cyril Charles

Posted: March 30, 2007 7:50 PM


A pathetic story of Asian Church and christians living in these conditions. My urge to DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH CHRISTIANITY as majority to take up the betterment and upliftment of christians in these countries where christians are minority.

Leslie

Posted: March 30, 2007 4:38 PM

A wonderful article. I loved the bit where he said we need "a witness that stitches together humility and conviction in the messiness of the real world". Just how we stay true to the Truth of Jesus as the only begotten Son, while respecting people and understandling that they have been born into entirely different life experieces, is a challenge we each must face daily as we seek to bring the love of God, through our dear and precious Lord Jesus, to those God puts in our path. May our Father enable us all to do so with love and humility but without sacrificing the Truth of the Bible.

ElephantAndCross

Posted: March 30, 2007 3:14 PM

It would be nice if the author had defined what an Islamist as opposed to a Muslim. I'm assuming it has something to do with being a political Muslim; but the whole religion is so politicial in nature I have trouble seeing the difference. It's not like your average, committed Muslim isn't concerned with cultural victory overy non-Islamic societies while a special group known as the "Islamists" are.

A hermit

Posted: March 30, 2007 3:07 PM

"God is love"- so says St Paul. Christians claim to worship God; but how many really serve money? In everyday decisions, does God come first, or material gain (profit), worldly pleasure and power? The first Christians willingly suffered martyrdom for their faith. American "Christians" now prefer to martyr others, and to protect their worldly power and wealth by spending billions on war. The best way to evangelize is to live and love as Jesus did, tp pray for our enemies, and seek where love and life is present in others (God being love). White is to be commended for listening and being present to others first.

Jareer

Posted: March 30, 2007 2:54 PM

"Part of me felt a measure of awe that a state—an Islamic republic, no less—would go to such lengths to protect a declaration that has no standing in its received revelation." This part of you must recognize also that those poor Christians are citizens on the same level as any other citizens; why on earth do you feel a measure of awe ? The same can be be said about Christians in any other Arab or Moslem state. In every other spot on the face of earth, Christian minorities are-generally speaking- on top and only in this fanatic place where others do not count that Christians are persecuted, harrassed and discreminated against in an ambarrassing way; the fact that the west and the US societies do not pull together in such a way does not mean that it is like this every where; you just need to look at othe cultures, including Moslems to learn what is going on in this world.

Claude Erb

Posted: March 30, 2007 2:32 PM


What a wonderful witness. God bless you Joshua. This is the kind of article CT should run more of, and forget the politically bigoted fare we got recently with the Jimmy Carter piece. This is informative and insightful. Well done!

Edi Nachman

Posted: March 30, 2007 1:36 PM

I may be wrong but it seems that this young man Justin was in the mosque leading Muslim prayer. It seems that he doesn't comprehend that whereas as the god of Islam begets not and is not begotten, the God of Abraham, and David made an eternal decree "You are my son this day I have begotten thee". Whereas the muslim god bears the name allah, the God of Moses bears the name Yahuah. The name allah (alif laam laam ha) never occurs in the Bible despite the fact that Hebrew and Arabic have almost the same alphabet and the name Yahuah never occurs in the Koran. How can a born again Christian who is led by the Holy Spirit and called a son of God, lead the prayer to another god? A God who says the New Testament was lying when it preaches Jesus and him crucified! Who denies that Jesus died and rose again! Who makes Jesus to lie when he claimed he would suffer in Jerusalem! Who not only does not discern the body of Christ but says there was no blood of the new covenant! Yahuah have mercy!

Ted Voth Jr

Posted: March 30, 2007 12:42 PM


'Bloodthirsty bigots'? Sounds like the Bush Administration to me…

Jairam Vanamala

Posted: March 30, 2007 12:21 PM


Great article! Several Indian Followers of Christ reach out to college students from India in American Campuses. With over 6 years of our ministry among Hindu's we could attest to many of the view author presented here. Five stars not one star! - clicked one star by mistake.

Donna S Thomas

Posted: March 30, 2007 12:13 PM


What a blessed opportunity to learn, to know, and to witness.

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